Cost of living comparison
France is 2.3 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in France instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R149.39
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.78
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.56
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R59.71
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R67.73
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.66
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.80
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.98
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.41
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.30
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R9.00
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.97
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
South Africa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R89.70
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R784.74
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R145.35
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
South Africa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.72
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R32.30
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R593.07
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R104.14
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 56.3% more for clothing
South Africa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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