Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 19.9% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Estonia
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Estonia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Estonia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Estonia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Estonia
|
South Africa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
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