Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 4.3% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$7.74
R145.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$3.92
R73.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.87
R16.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.65
R12.25
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$0.82
R15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$3.09
R58.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$3.51
R66.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.71
R32.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.85
R34.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.57
R10.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.59
R11.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.59
R11.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.47
R8.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.47
R8.75
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$4.65
R87.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$40.67
R765.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,626.02
|
$18,011.69
R338,985.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$7.53
R141.78
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$48.06
R904.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.54
|
$341.02
R6,418.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.28
|
$317.79
R5,980.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.69
|
$80.15
R1,508.44
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.66
|
$157.19
R2,958.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.85
|
$3,082.89
R58,020.85
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.70
R31.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.67
R31.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$2.56
R48.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.45
|
$30.74
R578.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$5.40
R101.58
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Brazil
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$43.19
R812.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$26.96
R507.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.41
|
$80.72
R1,519.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$71.81
R1,351.49
|
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