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South Africa vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 40.1% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 70.4% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 23.1% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in South Africa

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in South Africa are more expensive than in Azerbaijan. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in South Africa. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.4% more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.06 AZN12.00	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.27 AZN10.67	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 AZN1.36	$1.03 ZAR17.65	+28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AZN0.86	$0.80 ZAR13.74	+59.1%
Average			+25.4%

Azerbaijan vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.4% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.41 AZN0.70	$1.00 ZAR17.16	+144.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.90 AZN3.23	$3.88 ZAR66.47	+104.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 AZN8.08	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 AZN2.35	$2.33 ZAR39.93	+68.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 AZN2.99	$2.13 ZAR36.52	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 AZN0.70	$0.73 ZAR12.46	+76.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 AZN0.88	$0.68 ZAR11.70	+31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 AZN0.89	$0.71 ZAR12.14	+35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 AZN0.43	$0.59 ZAR10.02	+129.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AZN0.37	$0.60 ZAR10.27	+175.9%
Average			+70.4%

Azerbaijan vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.42 AZN4.11	$4.92 ZAR84.25	+103.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+218.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 AZN7.75	$9.34 ZAR159.79	+104.8%
Average			+108.1%

Azerbaijan vs. South Africa - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Azerbaijan	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 AZN23.24	$39.36 ZAR673.48	+187.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.65 AZN511.11	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	+34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.20 AZN323.33	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+90.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.54 AZN63.82	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	+134.8%
Average			+111.8%

Azerbaijan vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 23.1% less for childcare

	Azerbaijan	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.94 AZN385.79	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	-23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,110.86 AZN8,688.46	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-22.5%
Average			-23.1%

Azerbaijan vs. South Africa - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 AZN2.67	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AZN4.87	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$2.96 ZAR50.72	+0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.30 AZN58.31	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$6.85 ZAR117.19	+16.4%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.80 AZN99.96	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AZN88.27	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.54 AZN179.42	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.61 AZN137.03	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	+1.5%
Average			-15.0%

Azerbaijan vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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