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Cost of living and expenses in South Africa
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in South Africa?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in South Africa, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in South Africa
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in South Africa South African rand (ZAR). For 10 US dollars you can get 181 South African rand. For 100 US dollars you can get 1.81 thousand South African rand. And the other way around: For 100 South African rand you can get 5.52 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in South Africa
What are the different prices in the cities in South Africa? Look here: Prices in cities in South Africa
Prices: Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Pietermaritzburg Port Elizabeth Pretoria Roodepoort Richards Bay Boksburg East London
fees
$105 ($55 - $193)
by half less than in United States
internet
$42 ($30 - $55)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$45 ($25 - $66)
14% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$1.35K
70% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$455 ($276 - $828)
74% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$670 ($442 - $994)
72% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in South Africa:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.7 (ZAR 30)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $44 (ZAR 800)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.3 (ZAR 23)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $19.3K (ZAR 350K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $455 (ZAR 8.24K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $350 (ZAR 6.33K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $867 (ZAR 15.7K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $670 (ZAR 12.1K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $105 (ZAR 1.89K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $42 (ZAR 758)
- numb_34 $33 (ZAR 595)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $45 (ZAR 820)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $29 (ZAR 531)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $84 (ZAR 1.52K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $77 (ZAR 1.4K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $22.6K (ZAR 409K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $191 (ZAR 3.47K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.01K (ZAR 18.3K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.36K (ZAR 78.9K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $794 (ZAR 14.4K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $1.35K (ZAR 24.4K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 11%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.1 (ZAR 20)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1 (ZAR 19)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $4.8 (ZAR 88)
Price changes in previous years in South Africa
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $524(ZAR 9.49K), 2011: $494(ZAR 8.96K), 2012: $536(ZAR 9.71K), 2013: $682(ZAR 12.4K), 2014: $554(ZAR 10K), 2015: $773(ZAR 14K), 2016: $822(ZAR 14.9K), 2017: $950(ZAR 17.2K), and 2018: $951(ZAR 17.2K)
Have earnings increased in South Africa?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $727(ZAR 13.2K), 2011: $775(ZAR 14K), 2012: $776(ZAR 14.1K), 2013: $860(ZAR 15.6K), 2014: $919(ZAR 16.7K), 2015: $970(ZAR 17.6K), 2016: $996(ZAR 18K), 2017: $986(ZAR 17.9K), and 2018: $884(ZAR 16K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $63(ZAR 1.14K), 2011: $63(ZAR 1.13K), 2012: $57(ZAR 1.04K), 2013: $57(ZAR 1.03K), 2014: $53(ZAR 958), 2015: $60(ZAR 1.08K), 2016: $57(ZAR 1.03K), 2017: $55(ZAR 996), and 2018: $66(ZAR 1.2K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $28(ZAR 501), 2011: $24(ZAR 442), 2012: $33(ZAR 601), 2013: $36(ZAR 654), 2014: $39(ZAR 705), 2015: $42(ZAR 768), 2016: $45(ZAR 821), 2017: $46(ZAR 837), and 2018: $52(ZAR 947)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in South Africa in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $29(ZAR 520), 2011: $35(ZAR 628), 2012: $34(ZAR 617), 2013: $33(ZAR 606), 2014: $36(ZAR 653), 2015: $37(ZAR 674), 2016: $39(ZAR 715), 2017: $39(ZAR 702), and 2018: $41(ZAR 737)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
wine
$4.4 ($2.8 - $8.3)
71% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.4 ($0.83 - $2.2)
17% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$670 ($442 - $994)
72% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.94 ($0.66 - $1.5)
62% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$2.2 ($1.4 - $3.3)
63% is less expensive than in United States
bottle of water
$0.72 ($0.55 - $1.1)
65% is less expensive than in United States