Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 50.8% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
Denmark
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Denmark
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Denmark
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Denmark
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Denmark
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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