Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

South Africa

Ballito vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Ballito is 45.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% less in Ballito
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Ballito
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Ballito
Housing: pay 51.9% less in Ballito
Childcare: pay 46.4% less in Ballito
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in Ballito
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Ballito

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ballito.

Planning a move to South Africa? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Ballito vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ballito instead of Rome, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 56.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	Ballito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$6.01 ZAR99.59	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$6.01 ZAR99.59	-46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$1.10 ZAR18.29	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$0.87 ZAR14.44	-41.1%
Average			-56.5%

Rome vs. Ballito - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Ballito
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$0.90 ZAR14.86	-59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$3.63 ZAR60.09	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$3.87 ZAR64.09	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$2.37 ZAR39.22	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$2.18 ZAR36.14	-61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$0.68 ZAR11.29	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.86 ZAR14.33	-18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$0.68 ZAR11.29	-37.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$0.76 ZAR12.66	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.48 ZAR7.91	-25.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.64 ZAR10.64	-10.5%
Average			-40.6%

Rome vs. Ballito - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Ballito
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$5.08 ZAR84.16	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	$35,391.94 ZAR587K	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.99	$6.22 ZAR103.13	-69.1%
Average			-31.1%

Rome vs. Ballito - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.9% less for housing

	Rome	Ballito
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.44	$36.05 ZAR597.53	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	$450.66 ZAR7,469.14	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.54	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.25	$111.87 ZAR1,854.05	-28.8%
Average			-51.9%

Rome vs. Ballito - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 46.4% less for childcare

	Rome	Ballito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €434.85	$310.61 ZAR5,147.96	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	$7,585.59 ZAR126K	-55.0%
Average			-46.4%

Rome vs. Ballito - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Ballito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$1.95 ZAR32.37	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$2.67 ZAR44.23	+29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$3.61 ZAR59.75	-50.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.40	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$6.01 ZAR99.59	-46.3%
Average			-40.2%

Rome vs. Ballito - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Ballito
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.65	$42.06 ZAR697.12	-41.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.41	$30.14 ZAR499.47	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.64	$60.09 ZAR995.89	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.93	$83.65 ZAR1,386.45	-32.1%
Average			-30.1%

Rome vs. Ballito - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Rome vs. Ballito

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Ballito?

More cost comparisons

Rome vs.

Lima

Rome vs.

New York City

Rome vs.

Bangkok

Rome vs.

Cairo

Rome vs.

Moscow

Rome vs.

Athens

Rome vs.

Warsaw

Rome vs.

Reykjavik

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Italy vs. South Africa. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Italy and South Africa.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rome

Add prices for Ballito

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ballito or Rome. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.