Cost of Living Comparison Between Sandton and Pretoria Cost of Living Comparison Between Sandton and Pretoria

🙂 Solo nomad: Sandton is 17.3% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 2.5% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Sandton is 13.6% more expensive than Pretoria without rent, and 0.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.09 R 197

$8.26 R 147

34.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.31 R 788

$33.75 R 600

31.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.95 R 88.1

$4.8 R 85.4

3.13%

Cappuccino

$2.03 R 36.08

$2.13 R 37.83

-4.69%

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

$1.07 R 19.03

$1.05 R 18.73

1.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 R 15.52

$0.83 R 14.71

4.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 R 39.29

$2.29 R 40.81

-3.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.54 R 45.25

$2.81 R 50

-9.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.16 R 20.59

$1.2 R 21.29

-3.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.05 R 18.72

$1.01 R 17.95

3.96%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.63 R 29.06

$1.64 R 29.13

-0.61%

Eggs

$2.52 R 44.84

$2.39 R 42.54

5.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.79 R 139

$7.6 R 135

2.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.71 R 83.7

$4.61 R 81.9

2.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.63 R 118

$6.42 R 114

3.27%

Apples (1kg)

$1.63 R 28.92

$1.65 R 29.34

-1.21%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 R 25.91

$1.53 R 27.29

-4.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.58 R 28.18

$1.67 R 29.7

-5.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.7 R 30.32

$1.61 R 28.71

5.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.36 R 24.2

$1.33 R 23.57

2.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.45 R 25.7

$1.16 R 20.7

25.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 R 20.28

$1.08 R 19.27

5.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 R 16.4

$1.11 R 19.73

-17.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.84 R 50.5

$2.84 R 50.4

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 R 101

$5.17 R 92

9.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.35 R 24.04

$1.56 R 27.67

-13.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 R 28.18

$1.81 R 32.13

-12.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.62 R 28.8

$3.27 R 58.2

-50.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$63.2 R 1,124

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.1 R 19.49

$1.42 R 25.2

-22.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.88 R 15.65

$1.38 R 24.62

-36.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.13 R 55.7

$3.11 R 55.3

0.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 R 23.31

$1.32 R 23.46

-0.76%

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

$22.8K R 405.1K

$19K R 337.3K

20.08%

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

$23.5K R 418.7K

$25.8K R 458.9K

-8.75%

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

$119 R 2,114

$123 R 2,196

-3.73%

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

$37.04 R 659

$37.49 R 667

-1.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.23 R 769

$38.51 R 685

12.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.12 R 749

$32.7 R 582

28.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.26 R 182

Cinema Ticket

$7.11 R 126

$7.62 R 135

-6.69%

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

$193 R 3,435

$195 R 3,474

-1.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,857 R 86.4K

$4,427 R 78.7K

9.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.1 R 890

$49.99 R 889

0.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.4 R 594

$31.88 R 567

4.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.6 R 1,629

$87.1 R 1,549

5.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$86.9 R 1,546

$86.8 R 1,544

0.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$389 R 6,915

$399 R 7,102

-2.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$379 R 6,744

$395 R 7,024

-3.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$676 R 12K

$735 R 13.1K

-8.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$819 R 14.6K

$748 R 13.3K

9.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$747 R 13.3K

$875 R 15.6K

-14.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$671 R 11.9K

$805 R 14.3K

-16.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,948 R 34.6K

$1,572 R 28K

23.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.51

11.69

-1.54%

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

Last update for Sandton: October 26, 2025

Last update for Pretoria: October 29, 2025

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