Cost of Living in Tembisa - Updated Prices & Insights

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $565 (excluding rent), and $1,021 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,309 (excluding rent), and $2,175 including rent.
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🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.76 R 156
$5.17 R 91.9
$17.24 R 307
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.66 R 599
$23.84 R 424
$67.3 R 1,197
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.81 R 85.6
$3.87 R 68.9
$5.53 R 98.4
Cappuccino
$2.02 R 35.9
$1.09 R 19.42
$3 R 53.4
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 R 17.18
$0.75 R 13.27
$1.61 R 28.57
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.78 R 13.82
$0.55 R 9.8
$1.38 R 24.49
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.19 R 38.96
$1.1 R 19.48
$3.01 R 53.6
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 R 44.35
$1.66 R 29.57
$4.16 R 73.9
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.15 R 20.5
$0.86 R 15.24
$1.83 R 32.47
White Bread (500g)
$1.02 R 18.08
$0.65 R 11.58
$1.27 R 22.64
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 R 28.64
$1.13 R 20.05
$2.37 R 42.07
Eggs
$2.5 R 44.46
$1.37 R 24.42
$4.13 R 73.4
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.52 R 134
$4.92 R 87.5
$12.78 R 227
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.65 R 82.7
$2.85 R 50.7
$7.28 R 129
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.64 R 118
$4.96 R 88.2
$9.68 R 172
Apples (1kg)
$1.67 R 29.77
$1.09 R 19.43
$2.23 R 39.58
Banana (1kg)
$1.52 R 26.96
$0.99 R 17.62
$2.49 R 44.22
Oranges (1kg)
$1.55 R 27.65
$0.75 R 13.37
$2.88 R 51.3
Tomato (1kg)
$1.64 R 29.21
$1.03 R 18.32
$2.2 R 39.19
Potato (1kg)
$1.36 R 24.17
$0.57 R 10.1
$2.27 R 40.41
Onion (1kg)
$1.23 R 21.79
$0.57 R 10.08
$1.98 R 35.3
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.05 R 18.64
$0.61 R 10.8
$1.37 R 24.39
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.99 R 17.61
$0.71 R 12.55
$1.47 R 26.23
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.11 R 55.3
$2.8 R 49.77
$4.04 R 71.9
Wine (Bottle)
$5.63 R 100
$3.56 R 63.4
$9.38 R 167
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 R 25.52
$0.93 R 16.51
$2.36 R 42.03
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.48 R 26.31
$0.89 R 15.82
$2.47 R 43.85
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.69 R 30.01
$0.69 R 12.19
$1.69 R 30.01
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 R 18.73
$0.85 R 15.05
$2.11 R 37.46
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 R 15.36
$0.51 R 9.02
$1.58 R 28.06
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.53 R 62.8
$2.45 R 43.64
$4.91 R 87.3
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 R 22.19
$1.17 R 20.79
$1.39 R 24.66
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.4K R 344.1K
$15.8K R 280.1K
$25.5K R 452.8K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.3K R 467.5K
$21.6K R 383.6K
$33.9K R 602.9K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$120 R 2,132
$73.8 R 1,313
$199 R 3,535
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$39.74 R 707
$14.89 R 265
$76 R 1,352
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.39 R 736
$30.61 R 544
$55.7 R 990
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.78 R 547
$17.78 R 316
$41.63 R 740
Cinema Ticket
$6.69 R 119
$5.02 R 89.2
$11.15 R 198
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$196 R 3,491
$112 R 1,985
$265 R 4,716
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,083 R 72.6K
$2,526 R 44.9K
$6,840 R 121.6K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.22 R 822
$30.82 R 548
$61.6 R 1,096
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.17 R 537
$11.54 R 205
$47.23 R 840
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 R 1,791
$57.3 R 1,019
$159 R 2,830
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$81.4 R 1,448
$45.69 R 813
$126 R 2,235
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$346 R 6,153
$213 R 3,786
$386 R 6,863
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$337 R 6,000
$255 R 4,533
$453 R 8,059
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$730 R 13K
$477 R 8,484
$894 R 15.9K
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$747 R 13.3K
$545 R 9,688
$923 R 16.4K
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$637 R 11.3K
$394 R 7,004
$862 R 15.3K
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$534 R 9,503
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.51
10
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