Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 34.7% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.5% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 27.2% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 15.2% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 36.8% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 57.0% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.2% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 19.3% less in Pretoria
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$8.52
ZAR152.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$4.68
ZAR83.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$1.01
ZAR17.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$0.81
ZAR14.49
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.07
ZAR19.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$3.70
ZAR65.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$4.91
ZAR87.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$2.35
ZAR41.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$2.08
ZAR37.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$0.69
ZAR12.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.68
ZAR12.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.75
ZAR13.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.64
ZAR11.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.58
ZAR10.40
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$5.05
ZAR90.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.71
|
$65.32
ZAR1,165.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,451.19
|
$19,084.78
ZAR340,570.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.10
|
$8.78
ZAR156.60
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.01
|
$39.13
ZAR698.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,291.93
|
$416.34
ZAR7,429.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€945.23
|
$379.25
ZAR6,767.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.37
|
$86.03
ZAR1,535.21
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.19
|
$216.65
ZAR3,866.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,856.33
|
$4,800.41
ZAR85,664.01
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$2.39
ZAR42.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$2.00
ZAR35.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$2.95
ZAR52.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.92
|
$34.21
ZAR610.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.43
|
$7.81
ZAR139.37
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.60
|
$49.09
ZAR875.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.73
|
$34.65
ZAR618.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.09
|
$92.30
ZAR1,647.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.77
|
$98.31
ZAR1,754.31
|
|
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