Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 19.3% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.35
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Latvia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.49
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Latvia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.63
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Latvia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.95
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.52
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.83
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.06
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Latvia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.14
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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