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South Africa vs. Somerset West Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 3.3% more expensive than Somerset West.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 0.4% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 0.5% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 4.9% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in South Africa

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in South Africa are more expensive than in Somerset West. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Somerset West Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Somerset West, you would:

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pay 4.3% more for restaurants

	Somerset West	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR145.85	$9.33 ZAR157.52	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR85.08	$5.11 ZAR86.28	+1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 ZAR14.59	$1.03 ZAR17.41	+19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 ZAR15.31	$0.80 ZAR13.55	-11.5%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Somerset West	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ZAR16.12	$1.00 ZAR16.92	+5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 ZAR65.63	$3.88 ZAR65.55	-0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.54 ZAR59.81	$4.37 ZAR73.76	+23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 ZAR37.19	$2.33 ZAR39.37	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ZAR38.08	$2.13 ZAR36.01	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.29	$0.73 ZAR12.29	-7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.84	$0.65 ZAR11.00	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.56	$0.68 ZAR11.53	-8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.35	$0.71 ZAR11.97	-3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.10	$0.59 ZAR9.88	-2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 ZAR10.52	$0.60 ZAR10.12	-3.8%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 0.4% more for transportation

	Somerset West	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.75 ZAR80.24	$4.92 ZAR83.08	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$56.18 ZAR948.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR340,317.09	$21,394.82 ZAR361,047.35	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.20 ZAR172.10	$9.34 ZAR157.58	-8.4%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 0.5% less for housing

	Somerset West	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.17 ZAR728.49	$39.36 ZAR664.17	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.56 ZAR10,792.91	$404.16 ZAR6,820.37	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$403.33 ZAR6,806.34	$361.59 ZAR6,102.01	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.35 ZAR967.76	$88.13 ZAR1,487.20	+53.7%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 4.9% less for childcare

	Somerset West	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.03 ZAR3,865.03	$173.48 ZAR2,927.47	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,457.10 ZAR58,340.07	$3,962.11 ZAR66,862.39	+14.6%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Somerset West	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 ZAR43.76	$2.18 ZAR36.75	-16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZAR35.00	$2.05 ZAR34.58	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.17 ZAR53.48	$2.96 ZAR50.02	-6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 ZAR668.48	$30.26 ZAR510.68	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.91 ZAR116.68	$6.85 ZAR115.57	-1.0%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Somerset West	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.65 ZAR550.99	$50.74 ZAR856.31	+55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.09 ZAR474.01	$32.75 ZAR552.72	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.22 ZAR1,134.39	$94.19 ZAR1,589.52	+40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.30 ZAR1,101.98	$81.80 ZAR1,380.33	+25.3%
Average			+34.4%

Somerset West vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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