Cost of living comparison

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South Africa vs. Comoros Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 18.4% cheaper than Comoros overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 5.2% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 34.9% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Comoros Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.4% more for restaurants

	Comoros	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,730	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,529	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF442	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF285	$0.80 ZAR13.74	+19.6%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Comoros	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF251	$1.00 ZAR17.16	+69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,708	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,228	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-74.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,223	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.13 ZAR36.52
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,013	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.65 ZAR11.16
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.68 ZAR11.70
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF829	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF905	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF621	$0.60 ZAR10.27	-59.0%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 5.2% more for transportation

	Comoros	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,055	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-58.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,271	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+67.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8,448,651	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,796	$9.34 ZAR159.79	+4.5%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 34.9% less for housing

	Comoros	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,690	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF322,657	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF268,054	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,960	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-1.3%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Comoros	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF176,717	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	-58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6,236,217	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-73.0%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Comoros	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF462	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+100.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF779	$2.05 ZAR35.06	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.96 ZAR50.72
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,248	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,884	$6.85 ZAR117.19	+0.9%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	Comoros	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,805	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,805	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-48.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,647	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,726	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-7.9%
Average			-23.3%

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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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