Monthly Cost of Living
📌Living costs for one person come to about $780 monthly including rent, or $485 excluding housing.
📌Estimated monthly costs for a couple: $1,227 with rent, or $797 without housing.
📌Monthly costs for a family of three come to about $1,675 including rent, or $1,109 for daily expenses alone.
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.62 R$18.29
$9.05 R$45.77
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$17.71 R$89.6
$53.2 R$269
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.56 R$28.12
$8.16 R$41.30
Cappuccino
$0.92 R$4.65
$2.94 R$14.87
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.79 R$3.97
$1.64 R$8.31
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.47 R$2.36
$1.12 R$5.66
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.88 R$4.47
$3.18 R$16.10
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.82 R$9.23
$4.56 R$23.07
Milk (1 liter)
$0.72 R$3.64
$1.21 R$6.12
White Bread (500g)
$0.89 R$4.48
$2.66 R$13.45
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.89 R$4.48
$1.77 R$8.96
Eggs
$1.27 R$6.44
$3.27 R$16.55
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.52 R$27.94
$14.74 R$74.6
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.46 R$12.43
$5.26 R$26.63
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.29 R$26.77
$11.48 R$58.1
Apples (1kg)
$1.11 R$5.62
$2.96 R$14.99
Banana (1kg)
$0.75 R$3.81
$2.29 R$11.59
Oranges (1kg)
$0.56 R$2.81
$2.22 R$11.24
Tomato (1kg)
$0.88 R$4.44
$2.11 R$10.65
Potato (1kg)
$0.71 R$3.58
$1.77 R$8.96
Onion (1kg)
$0.70 R$3.54
$1.60 R$8.09
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.47 R$2.38
$1.13 R$5.71
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.41 R$2.07
$1.11 R$5.60
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.79 R$9.06
$3.40 R$17.21
Wine (Bottle)
$5.21 R$26.36
$12.51 R$63.3
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.70 R$3.55
$1.86 R$9.41
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.05 R$5.32
$3.51 R$17.73
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.84 R$4.27
$1.03 R$5.22
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$20.95 R$106
$38.29 R$194
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 R$4.68
$1.66 R$8.42
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.58 R$2.91
$1.31 R$6.64
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 R$22.13
$7.88 R$39.88
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.01 R$5.09
$1.17 R$5.91
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.4K R$88.1K
$26.7K R$134.8K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.7K R$135.3K
$30.8K R$155.6K
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.07 R$35.76
$21.55 R$109
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.50 R$88.5
$26.80 R$136
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.11 R$81.5
$28.65 R$145
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.69 R$64.2
$21.76 R$110
Cinema Ticket
$5.35 R$27.07
$8.93 R$45.16
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,259 R$21.5K
$10.6K R$53.9K
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
Men's Leather Business Shoes
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$214 R$1,085
$357 R$1,808
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$449 R$2,270
$824 R$4,169
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$301 R$1,522
$566 R$2,865
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,096 R$5,542
$1,957 R$9,897
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$836 R$4,226
$1,363 R$6,896
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)