Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 32.8% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.02
|
$7.74
ZAR143.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.36
|
$3.92
ZAR72.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$0.87
ZAR16.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$0.65
ZAR12.08
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Slovenia
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
$0.82
ZAR15.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.36
|
$3.09
ZAR57.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$3.51
ZAR65.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.71
ZAR31.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.85
ZAR34.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.61
ZAR11.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.57
ZAR10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.59
ZAR10.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.59
ZAR10.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.47
ZAR8.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Slovenia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$4.65
ZAR86.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.80
|
$40.67
ZAR754.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,314.38
|
$18,011.69
ZAR334,213.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.52
|
$7.53
ZAR139.78
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Slovenia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.84
|
$48.06
ZAR891.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€459.82
|
$341.02
ZAR6,327.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.39
|
$317.79
ZAR5,896.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.41
|
$80.15
ZAR1,487.21
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.37
|
$157.19
ZAR2,916.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,583.52
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,204.16
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$1.70
ZAR31.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$1.67
ZAR31.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
$2.56
ZAR47.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.79
|
$30.74
ZAR570.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$5.40
ZAR100.15
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.26
|
$43.19
ZAR801.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.76
|
$26.96
ZAR500.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.08
|
$80.72
ZAR1,497.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.33
|
$71.81
ZAR1,332.46
|
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