Monthly Cost of Living
📌Living costs for one person come to about $856 monthly including rent, or $476 excluding housing.
📌Estimated monthly costs for a couple: $1,337 with rent, or $854 without housing.
📌Monthly costs for a family of three come to about $1,819 including rent, or $1,233 for daily expenses alone.
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.70 R$24.09
$10.35 R$53.0
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.86 R$35.17
$9.22 R$47.26
Cappuccino
$0.94 R$4.81
$3.39 R$17.40
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 R$4.77
$1.87 R$9.60
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.47 R$2.40
$1.13 R$5.79
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.21 R$6.18
$3.71 R$19.01
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.89 R$9.68
$5.65 R$28.93
Milk (1 liter)
$0.80 R$4.08
$1.34 R$6.89
White Bread (500g)
$1.12 R$5.76
$2.47 R$12.67
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.81 R$4.14
$2.03 R$10.39
Eggs
$1.11 R$5.71
$3.39 R$17.37
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.81 R$29.80
$15.49 R$79.4
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.82 R$14.44
$6.16 R$31.56
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.62 R$33.92
$13.83 R$70.9
Apples (1kg)
$1.38 R$7.08
$3.39 R$17.37
Banana (1kg)
$0.74 R$3.80
$2.22 R$11.39
Oranges (1kg)
$0.53 R$2.73
$2.12 R$10.86
Tomato (1kg)
$1.07 R$5.47
$2.57 R$13.16
Potato (1kg)
$0.76 R$3.89
$2.15 R$11.03
Onion (1kg)
$0.49 R$2.54
$1.48 R$7.61
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 R$3.11
$1.22 R$6.23
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.42 R$2.13
$1.00 R$5.14
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.68 R$8.60
$3.36 R$17.21
Wine (Bottle)
$5.59 R$28.67
$13.16 R$67.4
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.89 R$4.55
$2.09 R$10.71
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.07 R$5.48
$3.30 R$16.91
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.96 R$4.90
$1.17 R$5.98
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.23 R$129
$43.04 R$221
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.97 R$4.95
$1.94 R$9.95
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.68 R$3.50
$1.20 R$6.14
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.32 R$27.27
$8.65 R$44.34
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 R$6.28
$1.37 R$7.04
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.5K R$115.5K
$26.6K R$136.5K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K R$166.2K
$35.1K R$179.9K
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.74 R$39.67
$23.52 R$121
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.57 R$90.0
$29.27 R$150
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$19.26 R$98.7
$29.18 R$150
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.73 R$49.85
$26.92 R$138
Cinema Ticket
$5.96 R$30.55
$9.93 R$50.9
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,070 R$31.1K
$12.6K R$64.8K
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)
$278 R$1,424
$422 R$2,161
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$478 R$2,450
$956 R$4,900
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$344 R$1,763
$573 R$2,938
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$959 R$4,914
$1,743 R$8,935
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$847 R$4,343
$1,383 R$7,086
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)