Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 15.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Poland, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.38
zł29.96
|
$9.05
R151.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.78
zł27.16
|
$4.11
R68.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
zł5.38
|
$0.98
R16.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
zł4.65
|
$0.76
R12.71
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
South Africa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
zł3.83
|
$0.90
R14.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.88
zł13.54
|
$3.54
R59.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
zł10.68
|
$3.87
R64.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
zł10.38
|
$1.90
R31.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
zł8.50
|
$2.17
R36.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.74
|
$0.66
R10.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
zł2.26
|
$0.62
R10.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
zł2.62
|
$0.67
R11.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
zł5.34
|
$0.63
R10.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
zł1.20
|
$0.50
R8.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
zł1.47
|
$0.47
R7.83
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
zł24.64
|
$4.97
R83.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
zł103.53
|
$39.98
R667.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,306.67
zł85,967.32
|
$20,578.10
R343,594.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
zł28.17
|
$8.18
R136.52
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
|
Poland
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.51
zł58.76
|
$53.70
R896.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.49
zł1,941.73
|
$402.09
R6,713.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.60
zł1,702.77
|
$376.67
R6,289.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.53
zł692.78
|
$88.07
R1,470.50
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$215.19
zł1,010.51
|
$179.96
R3,004.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,676.15
zł26,654.95
|
$4,120.32
R68,797.42
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
zł9.73
|
$1.83
R30.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
zł10.75
|
$1.81
R30.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
zł18.38
|
$2.88
R48.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.21
zł127.76
|
$35.34
R590.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
zł26.07
|
$5.88
R98.16
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.88
zł295.26
|
$47.60
R794.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.43
zł142.90
|
$32.21
R537.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.46
zł288.59
|
$90.15
R1,505.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.40
zł344.67
|
$77.04
R1,286.32
|
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