Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 43.4% cheaper than Andorra.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Andorra, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
€7.87
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.82
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.83
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
€1.96
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.38
€4.10
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.11
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.26
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.43
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.51
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,339.82
€18,999.55
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.24
€15.17
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.93
€46.64
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$961.25
€897.91
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$795.79
€743.35
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.84
€78.32
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$569.51
€531.99
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,384.47
€13,436.62
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
€2.14
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€5.31
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.00
€55.12
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.71
€9.07
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.86
€93.28
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.53
€38.80
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.22
€106.69
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.99
€115.82
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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