Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 3.0% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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