Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 45.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Germany, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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