Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 20.1% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Czech Republic
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
South Africa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
|
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
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