Cost of living comparison

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South Africa vs. Andorra Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 41.9% cheaper than Andorra overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 33.1% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 42.1% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 73.2% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in South Africa

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Andorra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Andorra, you would:

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pay 52.1% less for restaurants

	Andorra	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.33 €14.94	$9.33 ZAR159.73	-46.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.07 €10.41	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 €1.96	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 €1.39	$0.80 ZAR13.74	-50.3%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 33.1% less for groceries

	Andorra	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 €1.15	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.62 €5.71	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 €3.94	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 €2.29	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.75 €4.09	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 €1.15	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.91	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.91	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-53.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.69	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$0.60 ZAR10.27	-26.9%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Andorra	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 €5.70	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.80 €37.77	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+28.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,191.80 €19,136.59	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.52 €26.32	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-69.4%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 42.1% less for housing

	Andorra	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.69 €45.44	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,229.17 €1,059.95	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.58 €862.83	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.39 €86.57	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-12.2%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

	Andorra	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.41 €537.59	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,271.46 €13,169.00	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-74.1%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Andorra	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.43 €2.95	$2.18 ZAR37.27	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 €2.32	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.81 €5.01	$2.96 ZAR50.72	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.32 €63.23	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-58.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.71 €9.23	$6.85 ZAR117.19	-36.0%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Andorra	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.12 €90.65	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €40.29	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.90 €97.36	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.32 €115.83	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-39.1%
Average			-34.3%

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