Monthly Cost of Living
📌A single person spends around $981 per month with rent, or $542 for everyday expenses alone.
📌A couple spends around $1,558 per month with rent, or $852 for everyday expenses alone.
📌A family of three spends around $2,136 per month with rent, or $1,161 without housing.
📊Overall, Amersfoort is 24–27% below the global median across household types. Within Africa, costs are close to average – just 4% lower.
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.98 R 82.4
$13.82 R 229
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$22.11 R 366
$66.3 R 1,098
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
Cappuccino
$1.14 R 18.83
$3.98 R 65.9
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.76 R 12.62
$1.37 R 22.66
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 R 9.39
$1.13 R 18.77
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.69 R 28.01
$2.82 R 46.69
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 R 27.98
$4.40 R 72.8
Milk (1 liter)
$0.86 R 14.31
$2.02 R 33.38
White Bread (500g)
$0.67 R 11.15
$2.02 R 33.46
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.13 R 18.74
$3.99 R 66.1
Eggs
$1.54 R 25.55
$4.13 R 68.4
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.98 R 65.9
$19.75 R 327
Apples (1kg)
$1.15 R 18.96
$4.04 R 66.9
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 R 17.90
$2.51 R 41.53
Oranges (1kg)
$1.12 R 18.62
$4.00 R 66.3
Tomato (1kg)
$0.98 R 16.26
$3.84 R 63.6
Potato (1kg)
$0.55 R 9.13
$2.21 R 36.52
Onion (1kg)
$0.54 R 9.01
$1.91 R 31.54
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.69 R 11.39
$1.84 R 30.42
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 R 14.08
$1.81 R 30.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.27 R 21.04
$4.64 R 76.8
Wine (Bottle)
$1.94 R 32.12
$9.08 R 150
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.13 R 18.71
$2.58 R 42.77
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.05 R 17.35
$2.77 R 45.84
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.65 R 10.80
$1.61 R 26.60
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.11 R 18.34
$2.22 R 36.68
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.59 R 9.83
$1.66 R 27.53
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.75 R 45.47
$3.30 R 54.6
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.15 R 19.11
$1.43 R 23.65
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.1K R 283.0K
$30.4K R 503.3K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.6K R 373.5K
$31.3K R 518.1K
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.6 R 1,368
$193 R 3,192
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.21 R 368
$66.8 R 1,106
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.62 R 292
$41.27 R 683
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$141 R 2,326
$236 R 3,909
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,694 R 44.6K
$5,612 R 92.9K
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$33.65 R 557
$67.3 R 1,114
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.31 R 320
$44.14 R 731
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$49.97 R 827
$122 R 2,022
Men's Leather Business Shoes
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$220 R 3,638
$398 R 6,593
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$256 R 4,241
$455 R 7,539
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$447 R 7,400
$838 R 13.9K
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$508 R 8,414
$861 R 14.3K
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$541 R 8,962
$1,103 R 18.3K
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$571 R 9,451
$829 R 13.7K
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)