Cost of Living in Brakpan - Updated Prices & Insights

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $538 (excluding rent), and $916 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,283 (excluding rent), and $1,972 including rent.
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🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.56 R 152
$5.05 R 89.8
$16.85 R 300
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.77 R 654
$26.05 R 463
$73.6 R 1,308
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.89 R 87
$3.94 R 70
$5.62 R 100
Cappuccino
$2.04 R 36.23
$1.1 R 19.6
$3.03 R 53.9
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 R 17.73
$0.77 R 13.69
$1.66 R 29.49
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.83 R 14.72
$0.59 R 10.43
$1.47 R 26.08
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.56 R 45.45
$1.28 R 22.73
$3.51 R 62.5
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.56 R 45.54
$1.71 R 30.36
$4.27 R 75.9
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 R 18.26
$0.88 R 15.65
$1.1 R 19.48
White Bread (500g)
$0.93 R 16.56
$0.64 R 11.44
$1.24 R 22.02
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.07 R 19.02
$0.71 R 12.62
$1.3 R 23.17
Eggs
$2.13 R 37.91
$1.76 R 31.27
$2.42 R 42.98
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.47 R 169
$4.9 R 87.2
$13.21 R 235
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.14 R 73.5
$3.91 R 69.5
$4.46 R 79.4
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.5 R 116
$4.01 R 71.4
$10.89 R 194
Apples (1kg)
$1.15 R 20.43
$0.55 R 9.69
$1.64 R 29.08
Banana (1kg)
$1.28 R 22.73
$0.86 R 15.28
$2 R 35.64
Oranges (1kg)
$1.13 R 20.1
$0.82 R 14.56
$1.36 R 24.26
Tomato (1kg)
$1.29 R 22.89
$1.1 R 19.57
$1.38 R 24.46
Potato (1kg)
$1.1 R 19.55
$0.63 R 11.22
$1.42 R 25.34
Onion (1kg)
$1.14 R 20.2
$0.55 R 9.75
$1.75 R 31.17
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.95 R 16.97
$0.88 R 15.67
$1.11 R 19.77
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.94 R 16.64
$0.79 R 14.11
$1.14 R 20.26
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.97 R 52.9
$2.97 R 52.9
$3.72 R 66.2
Wine (Bottle)
$4.23 R 75.2
$3.27 R 58.2
$7.09 R 126
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.96 R 17.16
$0.82 R 14.56
$1.09 R 19.41
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.22 R 21.75
$1.1 R 19.48
$1.43 R 25.4
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.84 R 32.77
$0.75 R 13.31
$1.84 R 32.77
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.26 R 22.38
$1.01 R 17.98
$2.52 R 44.76
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.91 R 16.1
$0.53 R 9.45
$1.65 R 29.39
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.11 R 73.1
$2.86 R 50.8
$5.71 R 102
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 R 23.21
$1.26 R 22.48
$1.35 R 23.94
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.5K R 347.2K
$15.9K R 282.6K
$25.7K R 456.8K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.3K R 361.8K
$16.7K R 296.9K
$26.2K R 466.5K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$120 R 2,134
$73.9 R 1,314
$199 R 3,537
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$30.07 R 535
$11.27 R 200
$57.6 R 1,023
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.29 R 770
$31.11 R 553
$57.1 R 1,015
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.64 R 545
$17.7 R 315
$41.44 R 737
Cinema Ticket
$7.04 R 125
$5.28 R 93.9
$11.73 R 209
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$195 R 3,474
$111 R 1,976
$264 R 4,692
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,357 R 77.5K
$2,695 R 47.9K
$7,298 R 129.8K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$53.9 R 958
$35.92 R 639
$71.9 R 1,278
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.54 R 614
$13.21 R 235
$54.1 R 962
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.3 R 1,428
$45.66 R 812
$127 R 2,255
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$70.7 R 1,257
$39.69 R 706
$109 R 1,942
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$368 R 6,545
$226 R 4,028
$410 R 7,300
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$252 R 4,480
$224 R 3,982
$280 R 4,978
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$460 R 8,176
$362 R 6,442
$557 R 9,910
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$545 R 9,698
$451 R 8,026
$733 R 13K
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$576 R 10.2K
$356 R 6,330
$779 R 13.9K
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$815 R 14.5K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.51
10
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