Cost of Living Comparison Between Fourways and Pretoria Cost of Living Comparison Between Fourways and Pretoria

🙂 Solo nomad: Fourways is 14.4% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 12.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fourways is 3.5% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 18% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.52 R 151

$8.26 R 147

3.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.51 R 489

$33.75 R 600

-18.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.81 R 85.5

$4.8 R 85.4

0.21%

Cappuccino

$2.02 R 35.85

$2.13 R 37.83

-5.16%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.03 R 18.27

$1.05 R 18.73

-1.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.84 R 14.86

$0.83 R 14.71

1.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.29 R 40.76

$2.29 R 40.81

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 R 49.09

$2.81 R 50

-1.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1 R 17.74

$1.2 R 21.29

-16.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.83 R 14.75

$1.01 R 17.95

-17.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 R 27.1

$1.64 R 29.13

-7.32%

Eggs

$2.05 R 36.5

$2.39 R 42.54

-14.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.12 R 109

$7.6 R 135

-19.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.37 R 59.9

$4.61 R 81.9

-26.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.41 R 114

$6.42 R 114

-0.16%

Apples (1kg)

$1.37 R 24.33

$1.65 R 29.34

-16.97%

Banana (1kg)

$1.54 R 27.38

$1.53 R 27.29

0.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.59 R 28.27

$1.67 R 29.7

-4.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 R 26.79

$1.61 R 28.71

-6.21%

Potato (1kg)

$1.36 R 24.11

$1.33 R 23.57

2.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 R 21.43

$1.16 R 20.7

4.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 R 18.97

$1.08 R 19.27

-0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 R 15.57

$1.11 R 19.73

-20.72%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.78 R 49.45

$2.84 R 50.4

-2.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.11 R 90.9

$5.17 R 92

-1.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.49 R 26.58

$1.56 R 27.67

-4.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 R 33.13

$1.81 R 32.13

2.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.63 R 29.01

$3.27 R 58.2

-50.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$63.2 R 1,124

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 R 25.5

$1.42 R 25.2

0.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.32 R 23.41

$1.38 R 24.62

-4.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 R 56.1

$3.11 R 55.3

1.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 R 23.45

$1.32 R 23.46

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$14.5K R 257.2K

$19K R 337.3K

-23.75%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22K R 390.8K

$25.8K R 458.9K

-14.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$81 R 1,441

$123 R 2,196

-34.40%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$36.75 R 654

$37.49 R 667

-1.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.52 R 667

$38.51 R 685

-2.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.49 R 524

$32.7 R 582

-9.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.55 R 277

$10.26 R 182

51.56%

Cinema Ticket

$7.07 R 126

$7.62 R 135

-7.22%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$197 R 3,509

$195 R 3,474

1.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,329 R 77K

$4,427 R 78.7K

-2.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.7 R 919

$49.99 R 889

3.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.64 R 581

$31.88 R 567

2.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.7 R 1,257

$87.1 R 1,549

-18.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90.1 R 1,603

$86.8 R 1,544

3.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$369 R 6,568

$399 R 7,102

-7.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$370 R 6,587

$395 R 7,024

-6.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$679 R 12.1K

$735 R 13.1K

-7.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$634 R 11.3K

$748 R 13.3K

-15.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$649 R 11.5K

$875 R 15.6K

-25.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$682 R 12.1K

$805 R 14.3K

-15.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,080 R 19.2K

$1,572 R 28K

-31.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.69

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Fourways: October 29, 2025

Last update for Pretoria: October 29, 2025

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