Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 45.5% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Germany, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Germany
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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