Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 42.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Russia, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
Russia
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
$8.29
ZAR150.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
$4.51
ZAR82.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
$0.93
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
$0.69
ZAR12.61
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Russia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
$0.93
ZAR16.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
$3.52
ZAR63.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
$4.04
ZAR73.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
$2.09
ZAR37.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
$1.97
ZAR35.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
$0.64
ZAR11.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
$0.62
ZAR11.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
$0.59
ZAR10.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
$0.69
ZAR12.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
$0.49
ZAR8.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
|
pay 85.7% more for transportation
Russia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
$4.81
ZAR87.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
$50.85
ZAR925.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
$19,587.45
ZAR356,511.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
$8.44
ZAR153.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Russia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
$40.70
ZAR740.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
$363.07
ZAR6,608.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
$324.06
ZAR5,898.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
$76.48
ZAR1,391.99
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Russia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
$170.15
ZAR3,096.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,846.06
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
$2.04
ZAR37.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
$1.79
ZAR32.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
$2.68
ZAR48.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
$28.55
ZAR519.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
$5.94
ZAR108.07
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Russia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
$44.73
ZAR814.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
$30.20
ZAR549.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
$81.48
ZAR1,482.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
$77.16
ZAR1,404.30
|
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