Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 49.1% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,332
|
$7.74
R145.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,057
|
$3.92
R73.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,295
|
$0.87
R16.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,750
|
$0.65
R12.25
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,329
|
$0.82
R15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,141
|
$3.09
R58.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,496
|
$3.51
R66.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,296
|
$1.71
R32.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$5,932
|
$1.85
R34.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,171
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,120
|
$0.57
R10.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,402
|
$0.59
R11.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,512
|
$0.59
R11.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,159
|
$0.47
R8.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,275
|
$0.47
R8.75
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,765
|
$4.65
R87.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$90,083
|
$40.67
R765.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$55,765,306
|
$18,011.69
R338,985.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$43,031
|
$7.53
R141.78
|
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$81,539
|
$48.06
R904.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$795,660
|
$341.02
R6,418.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$672,111
|
$317.79
R5,980.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$177,924
|
$80.15
R1,508.44
|
|
pay 26.7% more for childcare
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$398,021
|
$157.19
R2,958.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,460,298
|
$3,082.89
R58,020.85
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,417
|
$1.70
R31.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,599
|
$1.67
R31.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,237
|
$2.56
R48.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$69,968
|
$30.74
R578.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,113
|
$5.40
R101.58
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Colombia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$154,493
|
$43.19
R812.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$104,238
|
$26.96
R507.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$230,022
|
$80.72
R1,519.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$172,272
|
$71.81
R1,351.49
|
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