Cost of Living Comparison Between Falmouth and Boksburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Falmouth and Boksburg

😐 Solo nomad: Falmouth is 71.8% more expensive than Boksburg without rent, and 124.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Falmouth is 49.2% more expensive than Boksburg without rent, and 97% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.23 £15.17
$11.16 R 184
81.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$94.7 £71.0
$42.53 R 701
122.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.33 £6.99
$4.68 R 77.1
99.36%
Cappuccino
$4.44 £3.33
$2.20 R 36.22
101.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 £1.97
$0.98 R 16.17
168.37%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.38 £1.03
$0.81 R 13.34
70.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.50 £4.87
$2.20 R 36.27
195.45%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.59 £4.94
$2.81 R 46.35
134.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.29 £1.71
$1.15 R 18.97
99.13%
White Bread (500g)
$1.01 £0.75
$1.07 R 17.59
-5.61%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.30 £2.48
$1.56 R 25.76
111.54%
Eggs
$6.15 £4.61
$2.43 R 40.12
153.09%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.85 £3.64
$7.74 R 128
-37.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.81 £5.11
$4.69 R 77.2
45.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.40 £7.05
$6.80 R 112
38.24%
Apples (1kg)
$1.37 £1.03
$1.68 R 27.61
-18.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.21 £0.91
$1.52 R 24.99
-20.39%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.79 £2.10
$1.59 R 26.21
75.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.55 £3.41
$1.63 R 26.86
179.14%
Potato (1kg)
$0.66 £0.50
$1.45 R 23.92
-54.48%
Onion (1kg)
$1.39 £1.04
$1.44 R 23.70
-3.47%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 £0.60
$1.09 R 17.90
-26.61%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.64 £1.23
$1.12 R 18.41
46.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.97 £13.48
$3.11 R 51.3
477.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.55 £7.16
$4.86 R 80.0
96.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.70 £2.02
$1.36 R 22.44
98.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 £2.09
$1.86 R 30.69
50.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.45 £2.58
$1.61 R 26.53
114.29%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$88.4 £66.3
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.28 £3.21
$1.15 R 18.99
272.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.59 £1.94
$0.96 R 15.79
169.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.37 £12.27
$3.12 R 51.4
424.68%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.48
$1.27 R 20.92
55.12%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.8K £29.1K
$19.1K R 315.0K
102.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$43.2K £32.4K
$23.5K R 386.9K
84.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$269 £202
$125 R 2,059
115.28%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.88 £14.16
$40.68 R 670
-53.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$55.0 £41.28
$42.15 R 695
30.58%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 £45.62
$27.83 R 459
118.58%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.83 R 113
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.70 £8.78
$7.52 R 124
55.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,589 £1,191
$195 R 3,208
715.95%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.3K £12.2K
$4,891 R 80.6K
232.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.8 £62.9
$49.86 R 822
68.13%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.65 £22.99
$31.70 R 522
-3.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$90.5 £67.9
$90.4 R 1,490
0.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.0 £65.3
$79.6 R 1,313
9.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,201 £901
$304 R 5,014
294.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,028 £771
$328 R 5,408
213.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,892 £2,169
$627 R 10.3K
361.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,725 £1,294
$732 R 12.1K
135.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$305 R 5,033
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$247 R 4,074
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Falmouth
Boksburg
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,843 £2,132
$1,018 R 16.8K
179.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
11.51
-48.74%

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Last update for Falmouth: March 2, 2026

Last update for Boksburg: March 1, 2026

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