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South Africa vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 23.8% cheaper than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 12.6% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 31.6% less for restaurants

	Czech Republic	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.75 CZK182.15	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.69 CZK180.72	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 CZK37.50	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 CZK32.86	$0.80 ZAR13.74	-49.1%
Average			-31.6%

Czech Republic vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Czech Republic	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK29.45	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 CZK129.76	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 CZK91.31	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CZK66.01	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 CZK87.40	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 CZK15.52	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CZK16.31	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 CZK20.15	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CZK33.03	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK11.42	$0.59 ZAR10.02	+6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.53	$0.60 ZAR10.27	+18.5%
Average			-20.2%

Czech Republic vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Czech Republic	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 CZK138.38	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.28 CZK525.94	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+122.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,610.58 CZK657,737.15	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 CZK285.90	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-32.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 12.6% less for housing

	Czech Republic	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.37 CZK423.85	$39.36 ZAR673.48	+93.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$725.26 CZK15,090.77	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$590.43 CZK12,285.35	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	-38.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.21 CZK4,644.38	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-60.5%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Czech Republic	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.73 CZK8,005.26	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	-54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,199.30 CZK191,414.51	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-56.9%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK49.86	$2.18 ZAR37.27	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 CZK63.12	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.42 CZK154.49	$2.96 ZAR50.72	-60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.37 CZK1,152.20	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.92 CZK206.40	$6.85 ZAR117.19	-31.0%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Czech Republic	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.21 CZK1,668.87	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.88 CZK725.70	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.51 CZK1,987.34	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.19 CZK2,417.68	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-29.6%
Average			-18.4%

Czech Republic 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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