Cost of Living Comparison Between Secunda and Pretoria Cost of Living Comparison Between Secunda and Pretoria

🙂 Solo nomad: Secunda is 27.9% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 18.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Secunda is 10.4% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.68 R 101

$8.26 R 147

-31.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.87 R 496

$33.75 R 600

-17.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.9 R 87.1

$4.8 R 85.4

2.08%

Cappuccino

$2.05 R 36.5

$2.13 R 37.83

-3.76%

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

$0.81 R 14.46

$1.05 R 18.73

-22.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 R 8.26

$0.83 R 14.71

-44.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.03 R 18.28

$2.29 R 40.81

-55.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.24 R 22.12

$2.81 R 50

-55.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 R 22

$1.2 R 21.29

3.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 R 17.54

$1.01 R 17.95

-1.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 R 29.11

$1.64 R 29.13

Eggs

$2.45 R 43.62

$2.39 R 42.54

2.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.74 R 138

$7.6 R 135

1.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.49 R 79.8

$4.61 R 81.9

-2.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.39 R 114

$6.42 R 114

-0.47%

Apples (1kg)

$1.64 R 29.22

$1.65 R 29.34

-0.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 R 27.66

$1.53 R 27.29

1.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.64 R 29.18

$1.67 R 29.7

-1.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 R 29.23

$1.61 R 28.71

1.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 R 23.58

$1.33 R 23.57

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 R 20.71

$1.16 R 20.7

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.13 R 20.07

$1.08 R 19.27

4.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.16 R 20.55

$1.11 R 19.73

4.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.75 R 48.91

$2.84 R 50.4

-3.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.18 R 92.1

$5.17 R 92

0.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 R 27.57

$1.56 R 27.67

-0.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 R 31.43

$1.81 R 32.13

-2.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.69 R 30.11

$3.27 R 58.2

-48.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$63.2 R 1,124

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 R 24.22

$1.42 R 25.2

-4.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.32 R 23.53

$1.38 R 24.62

-4.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.04 R 54

$3.11 R 55.3

-2.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 R 23.52

$1.32 R 23.46

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

$19.3K R 344K

$19K R 337.3K

1.96%

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

$26.1K R 463.5K

$25.8K R 458.9K

1.00%

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

$83.7 R 1,488

$123 R 2,196

-32.24%

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

$37.28 R 663

$37.49 R 667

-0.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.13 R 678

$38.51 R 685

-0.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.06 R 303

$32.7 R 582

-47.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.1 R 197

$10.26 R 182

8.19%

Cinema Ticket

$6.83 R 122

$7.62 R 135

-10.37%

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

$166 R 2,947

$195 R 3,474

-15.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,392 R 78.1K

$4,427 R 78.7K

-0.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.5 R 898

$49.99 R 889

0.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.24 R 573

$31.88 R 567

1.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.5 R 1,557

$87.1 R 1,549

0.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.4 R 1,572

$86.8 R 1,544

1.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$332 R 5,904

$399 R 7,102

-16.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$309 R 5,496

$395 R 7,024

-21.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$679 R 12.1K

$735 R 13.1K

-7.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$480 R 8,541

$748 R 13.3K

-35.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$776 R 13.8K

$875 R 15.6K

-11.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$702 R 12.5K

$805 R 14.3K

-12.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,373 R 24.4K

$1,572 R 28K

-12.67%

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 Secunda: October 27, 2025

Last update for Pretoria: October 29, 2025

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