Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 52.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.32
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€12.01
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.65
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.40
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.45
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.20
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,592.81
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.90
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.41
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,594.96
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,419.67
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€156.50
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€811.71
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,542.17
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.71
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.62
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.66
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.29
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.63
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€92.04
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.60
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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