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

😐 Solo nomad: Falmouth is 77.5% more expensive than Bloemfontein without rent, and 141.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Falmouth is 85.6% more expensive than Bloemfontein without rent, and 129% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.23 £15.17
$11.35 R 187
78.24%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$94.7 £71.0
$38.18 R 629
147.93%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.33 £6.99
$6.67 R 110
39.88%
Cappuccino
$4.44 £3.33
$1.83 R 30.09
142.62%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 £1.97
$1.35 R 22.20
94.81%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.38 £1.03
$0.96 R 15.86
43.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.50 £4.87
$2.39 R 39.40
171.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.59 £4.94
$2.28 R 37.50
189.04%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.29 £1.71
$1.00 R 16.52
129.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.01 £0.75
$1.01 R 16.61
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Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.30 £2.48
$1.95 R 32.07
69.23%
Eggs
$6.15 £4.61
$2.00 R 33.00
207.50%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.85 £3.64
$6.89 R 114
-29.61%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.81 £5.11
$4.67 R 76.9
45.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.40 £7.05
$6.81 R 112
38.03%
Apples (1kg)
$1.37 £1.03
$1.64 R 26.98
-16.46%
Banana (1kg)
$1.21 £0.91
$1.20 R 19.78
0.83%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.79 £2.10
$1.48 R 24.44
88.51%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.55 £3.41
$1.29 R 21.22
252.71%
Potato (1kg)
$0.66 £0.50
$0.85 R 13.97
-22.35%
Onion (1kg)
$1.39 £1.04
$1.70 R 27.98
-18.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 £0.60
$1.08 R 17.72
-25.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.64 £1.23
$0.91 R 14.96
80.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.97 £13.48
$2.47 R 40.78
627.53%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.55 £7.16
$4.35 R 71.7
119.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.70 £2.02
$1.47 R 24.18
83.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 £2.09
$1.47 R 24.30
89.80%
🚌 Getting Around
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.45 £2.58
$0.84 R 13.80
310.71%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$88.4 £66.3
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.28 £3.21
$1.15 R 19.00
272.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.59 £1.94
$0.68 R 11.22
280.88%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.37 £12.27
$3.98 R 65.6
311.31%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.48
$1.29 R 21.34
52.71%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.8K £29.1K
$22.9K R 377.5K
69.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$43.2K £32.4K
$24.3K R 400.5K
77.79%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$269 £202
$73.8 R 1,217
264.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.88 £14.16
$30.70 R 506
-38.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$55.0 £41.28
$35.75 R 589
53.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 £45.62
$29.35 R 484
107.26%
Cinema Ticket
$11.70 £8.78
$5.63 R 92.8
107.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,589 £1,191
$126 R 2,070
1164.89%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.3K £12.2K
$4,431 R 73.0K
267.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.8 £62.9
$55.9 R 921
49.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.65 £22.99
$31.79 R 524
-3.59%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$90.5 £67.9
$129 R 2,119
-29.66%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.0 £65.3
$91.8 R 1,513
-5.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,201 £901
$297 R 4,895
304.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,028 £771
$299 R 4,928
243.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,892 £2,169
$471 R 7,761
514.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,725 £1,294
$509 R 8,386
239.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$788 R 13.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$652 R 10.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Falmouth
Bloemfontein
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,843 £2,132
$1,319 R 21.7K
115.60%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
11.47
-48.56%

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Last update for Falmouth: March 2, 2026

Last update for Bloemfontein: March 1, 2026

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