Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 14.5% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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