Cost of Living Comparison Between Vereeniging and Pretoria Cost of Living Comparison Between Vereeniging and Pretoria

🙂 Solo nomad: Vereeniging is 17.8% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vereeniging is 5.9% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.62 R 153

$8.26 R 147

4.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.23 R 609

$33.75 R 600

1.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.62 R 82.1

$4.8 R 85.4

-3.75%

Cappuccino

$2.09 R 37.09

$2.13 R 37.83

-1.88%

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

$0.73 R 12.91

$1.05 R 18.73

-30.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 R 10.12

$0.83 R 14.71

-31.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.39 R 24.64

$2.29 R 40.81

-39.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 R 40.2

$2.81 R 50

-19.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.19 R 21.13

$1.2 R 21.29

-0.83%

White Bread (500g)

$1.06 R 18.78

$1.01 R 17.95

4.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 R 25.55

$1.64 R 29.13

-12.20%

Eggs

$2.39 R 42.45

$2.39 R 42.54

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.54 R 134

$7.6 R 135

-0.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.69 R 83.5

$4.61 R 81.9

1.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.46 R 115

$6.42 R 114

0.62%

Apples (1kg)

$1.51 R 26.93

$1.65 R 29.34

-8.48%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 R 25.78

$1.53 R 27.29

-5.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.52 R 27.05

$1.67 R 29.7

-8.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 R 29.16

$1.61 R 28.71

1.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 R 23.17

$1.33 R 23.57

-2.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.2 R 21.39

$1.16 R 20.7

3.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.13 R 20.17

$1.08 R 19.27

4.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 R 18.86

$1.11 R 19.73

-4.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.83 R 50.3

$2.84 R 50.4

-0.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.15 R 91.7

$5.17 R 92

-0.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 R 27.7

$1.56 R 27.67

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.85 R 32.83

$1.81 R 32.13

2.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.62 R 28.73

$3.27 R 58.2

-50.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$63.2 R 1,124

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 R 25.37

$1.42 R 25.2

0.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.31 R 23.29

$1.38 R 24.62

-5.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 R 55.3

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 R 23.37

$1.32 R 23.46

-0.76%

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

$14.5K R 257.4K

$19K R 337.3K

-23.70%

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

$20.3K R 361.1K

$25.8K R 458.9K

-21.31%

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

$124 R 2,205

$123 R 2,196

0.39%

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

$37.36 R 664

$37.49 R 667

-0.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.45 R 666

$38.51 R 685

-2.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17 R 302

$32.7 R 582

-48.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.26 R 182

Cinema Ticket

$5.28 R 94

$7.62 R 135

-30.71%

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

$130 R 2,314

$195 R 3,474

-33.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,310 R 58.9K

$4,427 R 78.7K

-25.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.2 R 892

$49.99 R 889

0.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.38 R 505

$31.88 R 567

-10.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.7 R 1,560

$87.1 R 1,549

0.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87.3 R 1,552

$86.8 R 1,544

0.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$249 R 4,430

$399 R 7,102

-37.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$236 R 4,195

$395 R 7,024

-40.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$864 R 15.4K

$735 R 13.1K

17.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$615 R 10.9K

$748 R 13.3K

-17.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$713 R 12.7K

$875 R 15.6K

-18.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$648 R 11.5K

$805 R 14.3K

-19.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,379 R 24.5K

$1,572 R 28K

-12.29%

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 Vereeniging: October 29, 2025

Last update for Pretoria: October 29, 2025

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