Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 48.1% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$7.74
ZAR143.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$3.92
ZAR72.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$0.87
ZAR16.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.65
ZAR12.08
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.82
ZAR15.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.09
ZAR57.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$3.51
ZAR65.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.71
ZAR31.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$1.85
ZAR34.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.61
ZAR11.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.57
ZAR10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.59
ZAR10.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.59
ZAR10.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.47
ZAR8.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$4.65
ZAR86.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$40.67
ZAR754.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$18,011.69
ZAR334,213.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$7.53
ZAR139.78
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$48.06
ZAR891.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$341.02
ZAR6,327.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$317.79
ZAR5,896.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$80.15
ZAR1,487.21
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$157.19
ZAR2,916.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,204.16
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$1.70
ZAR31.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$1.67
ZAR31.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$2.56
ZAR47.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$30.74
ZAR570.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$5.40
ZAR100.15
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$43.19
ZAR801.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$26.96
ZAR500.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$80.72
ZAR1,497.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$71.81
ZAR1,332.46
|
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