Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 45.7% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.75
|
$8.97
ZAR161.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
$4.77
ZAR86.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.04
|
$0.95
ZAR17.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$0.74
ZAR13.36
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Ireland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$0.99
ZAR17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.90
|
$3.67
ZAR66.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.77
|
$4.20
ZAR75.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
$2.23
ZAR40.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.24
|
$2.03
ZAR36.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$0.68
ZAR12.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.62
ZAR11.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.64
ZAR11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$0.70
ZAR12.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.55
ZAR9.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.61
ZAR10.98
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.73
|
$4.99
ZAR89.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.03
|
$52.31
ZAR943.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,895.50
|
$20,607.77
ZAR371,535.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.37
|
$8.55
ZAR154.13
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
Ireland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.39
|
$41.37
ZAR745.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,330.83
|
$382.55
ZAR6,897.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,123.71
|
$326.35
ZAR5,883.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.24
|
$80.40
ZAR1,449.49
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€942.54
|
$174.12
ZAR3,139.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,406.15
|
$4,033.53
ZAR72,720.06
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.62
|
$2.11
ZAR38.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.60
|
$1.88
ZAR33.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.55
|
$2.90
ZAR52.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.70
|
$29.50
ZAR531.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.63
|
$6.62
ZAR119.37
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Ireland
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.74
|
$47.72
ZAR860.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.78
|
$32.06
ZAR577.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.01
|
$90.39
ZAR1,629.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.30
|
$81.37
ZAR1,466.96
|
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