Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 49.1% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,840
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,310
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,979
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,563
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,215
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,565
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,614
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 26.7% more for childcare
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$408,978
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,511
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,894
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,419
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,015
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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