Monthly Cost of Living
📌A single person spends around $805 per month with rent, or $588 for everyday expenses alone.
📌A couple spends around $1,300 per month with rent, or $994 for everyday expenses alone.
📌A family of three spends around $1,796 per month with rent, or $1,399 without housing.
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.66 R$18.18
$10.98 R$54.6
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$17.97 R$89.3
$53.9 R$268
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.44 R$32.02
$8.85 R$43.97
Cappuccino
$1.05 R$5.22
$3.29 R$16.34
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.71 R$3.54
$1.78 R$8.85
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 R$2.60
$1.40 R$6.93
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.89 R$4.40
$3.54 R$17.60
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.12 R$10.51
$5.29 R$26.28
Milk (1 liter)
$0.82 R$4.09
$1.46 R$7.27
White Bread (500g)
$0.87 R$4.35
$3.15 R$15.65
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.79 R$3.94
$3.52 R$17.50
Eggs
$1.21 R$6.00
$3.51 R$17.44
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.56 R$22.66
$18.25 R$90.7
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.67 R$13.26
$5.34 R$26.52
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.49 R$27.30
$14.29 R$71.0
Apples (1kg)
$1.46 R$7.25
$3.65 R$18.12
Banana (1kg)
$1.21 R$5.99
$2.67 R$13.27
Oranges (1kg)
$0.55 R$2.71
$3.09 R$15.35
Tomato (1kg)
$0.67 R$3.32
$2.65 R$13.17
Potato (1kg)
$0.51 R$2.52
$2.11 R$10.47
Onion (1kg)
$0.73 R$3.65
$2.20 R$10.94
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.53 R$2.62
$1.41 R$7.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.37 R$1.84
$1.11 R$5.51
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.75 R$8.70
$3.50 R$17.40
Wine (Bottle)
$5.04 R$25.07
$19.96 R$99.2
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.73 R$3.63
$2.37 R$11.80
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.06 R$5.25
$5.28 R$26.24
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.80 R$3.97
$0.98 R$4.85
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$21.47 R$107
$39.22 R$195
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 R$4.58
$1.66 R$8.24
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.65 R$3.23
$1.31 R$6.50
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.00 R$29.81
$10.91 R$54.2
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.93 R$4.62
$1.12 R$5.57
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$16.8K R$83.4K
$28.3K R$140.5K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.4K R$136.4K
$31.5K R$156.4K
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.10 R$40.26
$21.96 R$109
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.14 R$85.2
$26.52 R$132
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.26 R$80.8
$28.91 R$144
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.59 R$62.6
$21.59 R$107
Cinema Ticket
$5.37 R$26.69
$10.75 R$53.4
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$230 R$1,145
$709 R$3,522
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,598 R$22.9K
$25.7K R$127.6K
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$17.91 R$89.0
$71.5 R$355
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
Men's Leather Business Shoes
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$220 R$1,093
$366 R$1,821
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$436 R$2,168
$801 R$3,983
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$306 R$1,521
$576 R$2,864
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,054 R$5,239
$1,911 R$9,498
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$888 R$4,411
$1,373 R$6,824
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)