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South Africa vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 51.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 55.9% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 6.7% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in South Africa

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in South Africa are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT422.84	$1.03 ZAR17.65	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT239.32	$0.80 ZAR13.74	+72.1%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 55.9% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT195.51	$1.00 ZAR17.16	+163.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	$4.37 ZAR74.79	+17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT725.71	$2.33 ZAR39.93	+64.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT973.93	$2.13 ZAR36.52	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT276.70	$0.73 ZAR12.46	+35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT402.02	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT413.35	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT387.25	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.75	$0.59 ZAR10.02	+118.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.96	$0.60 ZAR10.27	+242.0%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT840.86	$4.92 ZAR84.25	+200.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,657.37	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+276.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	$9.34 ZAR159.79	+41.3%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	$39.36 ZAR673.48	+199.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	+20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	+125.5%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 6.7% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-16.8%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT593.30	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+88.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT935.15	$2.05 ZAR35.06	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT981.12	$2.96 ZAR50.72	+54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	$6.85 ZAR117.19	+69.6%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	$50.74 ZAR868.31	+4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	+11.2%
Average			+7.3%

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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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