Cost of living comparison

South Africa

compared to

Comoros

Comoros vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Comoros is 44.2% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Comoros
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Comoros
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Comoros
Housing: pay 51.8% more in Comoros
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Comoros
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% less in Comoros
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Comoros

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

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Comoros vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Comoros instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	South Africa	Comoros
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 ZAR170.09	$6.16 KMF2,697	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 ZAR98.44	$7.96 KMF3,487	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.05	$1.00 KMF436	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR13.91	$0.64 KMF282	-22.9%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	South Africa	Comoros
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR17.76	$0.57 KMF248	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 ZAR67.99	$3.85 KMF1,687	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZAR76.23	$16.30 KMF7,141	+256.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 ZAR42.69	$5.02 KMF2,197	+95.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 ZAR38.53	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 ZAR13.53	$2.29 KMF1,001	+181.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.25	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.07	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.83	$1.87 KMF819	+142.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR10.73	$2.04 KMF894	+217.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR10.96	$1.40 KMF614	+113.1%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	South Africa	Comoros
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 ZAR91.41	$11.40 KMF4,994	+107.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.15 ZAR1,085.05	$32.19 KMF14,100	-50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,517.32 ZAR542K	$19,057.90 KMF8M	-41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ZAR122.38	$8.56 KMF3,751	+16.5%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 51.8% more for housing

	South Africa	Comoros
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.93 ZAR648.44	$73.74 KMF32,298	+89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.37 ZAR7,017.97	$727.83 KMF319K	+72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$369.24 ZAR6,149.80	$604.66 KMF265K	+63.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.57 ZAR1,758.25	$85.63 KMF37,505	-18.9%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	South Africa	Comoros
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.53 ZAR3,323.26	$398.63 KMF175K	+99.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,917.78 ZAR81,906.05	$14,067.24 KMF6M	+186.0%
Average			+142.9%

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pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Comoros
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ZAR37.49	$1.04 KMF456	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ZAR37.54	$1.76 KMF770	-22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.16 ZAR52.64	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 ZAR526.14	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.32 ZAR121.88	$6.51 KMF2,849	-11.1%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	South Africa	Comoros
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.66 ZAR877.03	$60.47 KMF26,484	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.13 ZAR568.42	$60.47 KMF26,484	+77.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.75 ZAR1,661.36	$109.73 KMF48,064	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.61 ZAR1,442.45	$85.10 KMF37,274	-1.7%
Average			+25.1%

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