Cost of Living Comparison Between Pretoria and Durbanville Cost of Living Comparison Between Pretoria and Durbanville

🙂 Solo nomad: Pretoria is 4.7% cheaper than Durbanville without rent, and 12.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pretoria is 11.2% cheaper than Durbanville without rent, and 8.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.26 R 147
$10.83 R 193
-23.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.75 R 600
$43.93 R 781
-23.17%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.8 R 85.4
$5.07 R 90.2
-5.33%
Cappuccino
$2.13 R 37.83
$2.08 R 36.93
2.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.05 R 18.73
$0.81 R 14.49
29.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.83 R 14.71
$0.58 R 10.23
43.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.29 R 40.81
$2.29 R 40.72
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.81 R 50
$2.49 R 44.26
12.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.2 R 21.29
$1.11 R 19.77
8.11%
White Bread (500g)
$1.01 R 17.95
$1.05 R 18.63
-3.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.64 R 29.13
$1.9 R 33.79
-13.68%
Eggs
$2.39 R 42.54
$2.47 R 43.91
-3.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.6 R 135
$8.54 R 152
-11.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.61 R 81.9
$5.3 R 94.2
-13.02%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.42 R 114
$7.33 R 130
-12.41%
Apples (1kg)
$1.65 R 29.34
$1.52 R 27
8.55%
Banana (1kg)
$1.53 R 27.29
$1.42 R 25.34
7.75%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.67 R 29.7
$1.46 R 25.94
14.38%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.61 R 28.71
$1.6 R 28.47
0.63%
Potato (1kg)
$1.33 R 23.57
$1.08 R 19.27
23.15%
Onion (1kg)
$1.16 R 20.7
$1.17 R 20.9
-0.85%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.08 R 19.27
$1.08 R 19.28
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.11 R 19.73
$0.95 R 16.97
16.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.84 R 50.4
$3.04 R 54.1
-6.58%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.17 R 92
$5.75 R 102
-10.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.56 R 27.67
$1.35 R 24.07
15.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 R 32.13
$1.74 R 30.98
4.02%
🚌 Getting Around
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.27 R 58.2
$1.67 R 29.77
95.81%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$63.2 R 1,124
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.42 R 25.2
$1.41 R 25.1
0.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.38 R 24.62
$0.93 R 16.48
48.39%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 R 55.3
$4.38 R 78
-29.00%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 R 23.46
$1.23 R 21.93
7.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19K R 337.3K
$21.7K R 385.9K
-12.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.8K R 458.9K
$24.2K R 430.8K
6.52%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 R 2,196
$98.4 R 1,749
25.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$37.49 R 667
$32.82 R 584
14.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.51 R 685
$41.75 R 742
-7.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.7 R 582
$31.2 R 555
4.81%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.26 R 182
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.62 R 135
$6.63 R 118
14.93%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$195 R 3,474
$212 R 3,770
-7.84%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,427 R 78.7K
$5,358 R 95.3K
-17.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$49.99 R 889
$55.7 R 990
-10.17%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.88 R 567
$33.07 R 588
-3.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.1 R 1,549
$115 R 2,041
-24.14%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$86.8 R 1,544
$83.4 R 1,483
4.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$399 R 7,102
$362 R 6,435
10.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$395 R 7,024
$329 R 5,845
20.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$735 R 13.1K
$695 R 12.4K
5.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$748 R 13.3K
$681 R 12.1K
9.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$875 R 15.6K
$818 R 14.6K
6.94%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$805 R 14.3K
$583 R 10.4K
38.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pretoria
Durbanville
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,572 R 28K
$1,010 R 18K
55.53%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.69
11.77
-0.68%

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Last update for Pretoria: October 29, 2025

Last update for Durbanville: October 27, 2025

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