Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 50.9% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
Netherlands
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
South Africa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
South Africa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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