Cost of Living Comparison Between Springs and Pretoria Cost of Living Comparison Between Springs and Pretoria

🙂 Solo nomad: Springs is 7.3% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Springs is 3.5% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.64 R 154

$8.26 R 147

4.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.9 R 603

$33.75 R 600

0.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.89 R 87

$4.8 R 85.4

1.87%

Cappuccino

$2.1 R 37.32

$2.13 R 37.83

-1.41%

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

$0.89 R 15.9

$1.05 R 18.73

-15.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 R 11.05

$0.83 R 14.71

-25.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.72 R 30.54

$2.29 R 40.81

-24.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 R 34.09

$2.81 R 50

-31.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 R 21.98

$1.2 R 21.29

3.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1 R 17.71

$1.01 R 17.95

-0.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 R 28.07

$1.64 R 29.13

-3.66%

Eggs

$2.49 R 44.24

$2.39 R 42.54

4.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.66 R 118

$7.6 R 135

-12.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.47 R 79.5

$4.61 R 81.9

-3.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.55 R 116

$6.42 R 114

2.02%

Apples (1kg)

$1 R 17.87

$1.65 R 29.34

-39.39%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 R 15.15

$1.53 R 27.29

-44.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.09 R 19.33

$1.67 R 29.7

-34.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 R 19.3

$1.61 R 28.71

-32.30%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 R 23.42

$1.33 R 23.57

-0.75%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 R 20.59

$1.16 R 20.7

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 R 19.4

$1.08 R 19.27

0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 R 19.93

$1.11 R 19.73

0.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.78 R 49.39

$2.84 R 50.4

-2.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.7 R 65.8

$5.17 R 92

-28.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 R 20.38

$1.56 R 27.67

-26.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 R 29.29

$1.81 R 32.13

-8.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.66 R 29.59

$3.27 R 58.2

-49.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$63.2 R 1,124

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 R 25.42

$1.42 R 25.2

0.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.31 R 23.37

$1.38 R 24.62

-5.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.02 R 53.7

$3.11 R 55.3

-2.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 R 23.45

$1.32 R 23.46

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

$19K R 337.3K

-0.01%

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

$25.8K R 458.6K

$25.8K R 458.9K

-0.06%

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

$125 R 2,222

$123 R 2,196

1.17%

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

$37.01 R 658

$37.49 R 667

-1.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.14 R 678

$38.51 R 685

-0.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.84 R 655

$32.7 R 582

12.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.26 R 182

Cinema Ticket

$7.77 R 138

$7.62 R 135

1.97%

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

$82.6 R 1,470

$195 R 3,474

-57.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,691 R 30.1K

$4,427 R 78.7K

-61.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.3 R 894

$49.99 R 889

0.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.19 R 572

$31.88 R 567

0.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.3 R 1,553

$87.1 R 1,549

0.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90.2 R 1,603

$86.8 R 1,544

3.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 R 4,693

$399 R 7,102

-33.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$247 R 4,395

$395 R 7,024

-37.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$665 R 11.8K

$735 R 13.1K

-9.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$657 R 11.7K

$748 R 13.3K

-12.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,433 R 25.5K

$875 R 15.6K

63.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$670 R 11.9K

$805 R 14.3K

-16.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,125 R 20K

$1,572 R 28K

-28.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.62

11.69

-9.15%

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

Last update for Springs: October 28, 2025

Last update for Pretoria: October 29, 2025

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