Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 48.1% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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