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Cost of Living Comparison Between Vredenburg and Pretoria Cost of Living Comparison Between Vredenburg and Pretoria

🙂 Solo nomad: Vredenburg is 25.7% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 18.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Vredenburg is 8.8% cheaper than Pretoria without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.01 R 164
$8.33 R 137
20.17%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.05 R 722
$33.87 R 556
30.06%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.90 R 80.3
$4.74 R 77.7
3.38%
Cappuccino
$1.41 R 23.20
$2.03 R 33.33
-30.54%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 R 12.32
$1.06 R 17.46
-29.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.33 R 5.38
$0.84 R 13.75
-60.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.09 R 17.94
$2.18 R 35.78
-50.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 R 28.48
$2.84 R 46.51
-38.73%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.87 R 14.26
$1.20 R 19.72
-27.50%
White Bread (500g)
$1.04 R 17.05
$1.07 R 17.50
-2.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.91 R 14.99
$1.57 R 25.75
-42.04%
Eggs
$1.97 R 32.24
$2.51 R 41.09
-21.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.02 R 115
$7.51 R 123
-6.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.27 R 53.6
$4.70 R 77.0
-30.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.97 R 114
$6.31 R 104
10.46%
Apples (1kg)
$1.49 R 24.46
$1.71 R 28.02
-12.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.42 R 23.23
$1.54 R 25.23
-7.79%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 R 24.70
$1.59 R 26.09
-5.03%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.38 R 22.56
$1.63 R 26.70
-15.34%
Potato (1kg)
$1.07 R 17.55
$1.35 R 22.18
-20.74%
Onion (1kg)
$1.15 R 18.81
$1.21 R 19.77
-4.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.05 R 17.17
$1.14 R 18.75
-7.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.86 R 14.09
$1.12 R 18.42
-23.21%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.04 R 49.81
$2.86 R 46.86
6.29%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.06 R 99.4
$5.06 R 83.0
19.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.15 R 18.91
$1.49 R 24.50
-22.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.43 R 23.48
$1.87 R 30.62
-23.53%
🚌 Getting Around
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.63 R 26.65
$3.13 R 51.4
-47.92%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$33.73 R 553
$63.3 R 1,038
-46.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.38 R 22.68
$1.42 R 23.34
-2.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.00 R 16.45
$1.33 R 21.84
-24.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.44 R 72.8
$3.11 R 50.9
42.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 R 20.36
$1.32 R 21.57
-6.06%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.4K R 351.7K
$19.5K R 320.2K
9.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.6K R 403.1K
$26.2K R 429.8K
-6.21%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$99.1 R 1,625
$124 R 2,034
-20.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$33.53 R 550
$37.51 R 615
-10.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.45 R 614
$37.81 R 620
-0.95%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.99 R 508
$32.49 R 533
-4.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$10.47 R 172
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.75 R 111
$7.36 R 121
-8.29%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$113 R 1,857
$198 R 3,239
-42.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,359 R 87.9K
$4,421 R 72.5K
21.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.61 R 682
$50.6 R 830
-17.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.72 R 323
$32.68 R 536
-39.66%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$48.36 R 793
$87.8 R 1,439
-44.89%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$27.46 R 450
$89.1 R 1,461
-69.18%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$370 R 6,063
$401 R 6,577
-7.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$330 R 5,415
$400 R 6,561
-17.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$684 R 11.2K
$719 R 11.8K
-4.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$688 R 11.3K
$771 R 12.6K
-10.75%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,807 R 29.6K
$888 R 14.6K
103.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$682 R 11.2K
$697 R 11.4K
-2.09%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Vredenburg
Pretoria
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$906 R 14.9K
$1,545 R 25.3K
-41.39%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.77
11.69
0.68%

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Last update for Vredenburg: January 11, 2026

Last update for Pretoria: January 11, 2026

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