Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 46.0% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Austria, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Austria
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$7.74
ZAR143.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$3.92
ZAR72.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.87
ZAR16.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.65
ZAR12.08
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Austria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.82
ZAR15.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$3.09
ZAR57.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$3.51
ZAR65.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.71
ZAR31.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$1.85
ZAR34.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.61
ZAR11.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.57
ZAR10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.59
ZAR10.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.59
ZAR10.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.47
ZAR8.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Austria
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$4.65
ZAR86.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$40.67
ZAR754.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$18,011.69
ZAR334,213.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$7.53
ZAR139.78
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Austria
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$48.06
ZAR891.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$341.02
ZAR6,327.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$317.79
ZAR5,896.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$80.15
ZAR1,487.21
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
Austria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
$157.19
ZAR2,916.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,204.16
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.70
ZAR31.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.67
ZAR31.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$2.56
ZAR47.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$30.74
ZAR570.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$5.40
ZAR100.15
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$43.19
ZAR801.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$26.96
ZAR500.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$80.72
ZAR1,497.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$71.81
ZAR1,332.46
|
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