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South Africa vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 59.3% cheaper than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 55.3% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 30.2% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 64.2% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Jersey	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £30.25	$9.33 ZAR159.73	-76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.07	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.39	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.92	$0.80 ZAR13.74	-68.3%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 55.3% less for groceries

	Jersey	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.76	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-56.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.25	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.20	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.32	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-59.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.98	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-59.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.47	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.44	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.43	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.33	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.30	$0.60 ZAR10.27	-65.1%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

	Jersey	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.11	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £50.42	$56.18 ZAR961.29	-15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,640.12	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £19.02	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-62.9%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 64.2% less for housing

	Jersey	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £56.31	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,521.14	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,230.36	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £138.82	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-52.1%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Jersey	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,613.59	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	-91.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,774.23	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-76.6%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.05	$2.18 ZAR37.27	-72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.69	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.55	$2.96 ZAR50.72	-80.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.69	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.63	$6.85 ZAR117.19	-66.9%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Jersey	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £80.68	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £54.12	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £94.55	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £158.00	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-60.9%
Average			-48.1%

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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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