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Pretoria vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 14.5% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 6.2% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 9.2% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, and housing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$8.52 ZAR159.43	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$1.01 ZAR18.87	+6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$0.81 ZAR15.20	-1.9%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$1.07 ZAR20.10	+27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$3.70 ZAR69.17	+24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$4.91 ZAR91.94	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$2.35 ZAR43.92	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$2.08 ZAR38.85	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$0.68 ZAR12.81	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$0.73 ZAR13.57	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$0.75 ZAR14.09	-1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$0.64 ZAR11.97	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$0.58 ZAR10.91	-37.5%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$5.05 ZAR94.58	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	$65.32 ZAR1,222.27	+91.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$19,084.78 ZAR357,114.35	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$8.78 ZAR164.21	+23.6%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 6.2% more for housing

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$39.13 ZAR732.23	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$416.34 ZAR7,790.62	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$379.25 ZAR7,096.50	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$86.03 ZAR1,609.79	+34.8%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 9.2% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$216.65 ZAR4,053.98	+27.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-9.5%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$2.39 ZAR44.64	+40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$2.00 ZAR37.34	+4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$2.95 ZAR55.27	+5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$34.21 ZAR640.14	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$7.81 ZAR146.14	+120.0%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$49.09 ZAR918.51	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$34.65 ZAR648.33	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$92.30 ZAR1,727.12	+31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	+38.4%
Average			+32.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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