Cost of Living Comparison Between Bloemfontein and Falmouth Cost of Living Comparison Between Bloemfontein and Falmouth

🙂 Solo nomad: Bloemfontein is 32.1% cheaper than Falmouth without rent, and 59.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bloemfontein is 37.9% cheaper than Falmouth without rent, and 56.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.99 R 195
$20.68 £15.22
-46.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.55 R 668
$95.5 £70.3
-60.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.5 R 116
$9.49 £6.99
-31.51%
Cappuccino
$1.83 R 32.48
$4.48 £3.3
-59.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.38 R 24.57
$2.57 £1.89
-46.30%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.95 R 16.89
$1.34 £0.99
-29.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.34 R 41.62
$6.44 £4.74
-63.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.28 R 40.64
$6.52 £4.8
-65.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.94 R 16.72
$2.3 £1.69
-59.13%
White Bread (500g)
$0.94 R 16.72
$0.99 £0.73
-5.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.97 R 35.1
$3.16 £2.32
-37.66%
Eggs
$1.98 R 35.29
$5.98 £4.4
-66.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.9 R 123
$4.82 £3.55
43.15%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.71 R 83.8
$6.74 £4.96
-30.12%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.97 R 124
$9.25 £6.81
-24.65%
Apples (1kg)
$1.58 R 28.02
$1.39 £1.02
13.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.18 R 20.9
$1.26 £0.92
-6.35%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.47 R 26.16
$2.66 £1.96
-44.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.33 R 23.68
$4.54 £3.34
-70.70%
Potato (1kg)
$0.9 R 15.94
$0.66 £0.48
36.36%
Onion (1kg)
$1.65 R 29.29
$1.34 £0.99
23.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 R 18.25
$0.81 £0.59
27.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 R 14.9
$1.65 £1.21
-49.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.59 R 46.03
$17.88 £13.16
-85.51%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.17 R 74.2
$9.51 £7
-56.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 R 26.23
$2.69 £1.98
-45.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.51 R 26.84
$2.77 £2.04
-45.49%
🚌 Getting Around
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.8 R 14.17
$3.31 £2.44
-75.83%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$88.5 £65.1
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.11 R 19.72
$4.41 £3.25
-74.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.66 R 11.75
$2.49 £1.83
-73.49%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.08 R 72.6
$16.25 £11.96
-74.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 R 22
$1.88 £1.38
-34.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.6K R 401.2K
$39.3K £29K
-42.65%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.7K R 440.2K
$44K £32.4K
-43.79%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$74.8 R 1,330
$273 £201
-72.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$30.13 R 536
$18.85 £13.87
59.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.7 R 635
$55.7 £40.95
-35.85%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.2 R 519
$61.4 £45.2
-52.46%
Cinema Ticket
$5.49 R 97.7
$11.44 £8.42
-52.01%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$127 R 2,257
$1,584 £1,166
-91.99%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,325 R 76.9K
$16K £11.8K
-72.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$55.7 R 991
$83.4 £61.4
-33.19%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.97 R 551
$30.66 £22.56
1.01%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 R 2,268
$90 £66.2
41.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$92.7 R 1,649
$86.4 £63.6
7.38%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$290 R 5,151
$1,243 £915
-76.71%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$293 R 5,218
$1,034 £761
-71.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$485 R 8,617
$2,950 £2,171
-83.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$494 R 8,783
$1,711 £1,259
-71.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$464 R 8,243
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$600 R 10.7K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bloemfontein
Falmouth
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,255 R 22.3K
$2,809 £2,067
-55.33%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.47
5.9
94.41%

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Last update for Bloemfontein: October 28, 2025

Last update for Falmouth: October 27, 2025

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