Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 44.8% cheaper than Anguilla.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Anguilla
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
Anguilla
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
Anguilla
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Anguilla
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
Anguilla
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Anguilla
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Anguilla
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
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