Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 3.0 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Colorado instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.71
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.84
|
$9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.36
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.25
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.40
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.24
|
$6.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R66.07
|
$3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.26
|
$4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.78
|
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.51
|
$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.71
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.13
|
$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.02
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.78
|
$1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.75
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.50
|
$3.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R765.44
|
$98.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,985.20
|
$29,254.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.78
|
$17.13
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R904.44
|
$67.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,418.16
|
$1,826.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,980.92
|
$1,523.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,508.44
|
$121.56
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,958.31
|
$1,283.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R58,020.85
|
$15,027.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.91
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.51
|
$4.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.25
|
$8.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R578.48
|
$52.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.58
|
$11.65
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R812.79
|
$48.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R507.34
|
$39.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,519.11
|
$86.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,351.49
|
$125.84
|
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