Cost of living comparison
New York is 3.2 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in New York instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR145.85
|
$18.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR79.41
|
$10.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.36
|
$2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.19
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.34
|
$3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR61.86
|
$7.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR71.16
|
$4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR36.71
|
$3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR34.59
|
$5.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.32
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.85
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.34
|
$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.14
|
$2.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.68
|
$1.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.78
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR84.58
|
$3.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR894.95
|
$89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR344,707.03
|
$30,717.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR148.53
|
$19.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
South Africa
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR716.33
|
$66.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,389.43
|
$1,904.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,702.92
|
$1,597.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,345.90
|
$124.98
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR2,994.45
|
$1,603.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR66,566.55
|
$24,094.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR35.91
|
$6.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR31.51
|
$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR47.20
|
$13.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR502.36
|
$66.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR104.49
|
$15.75
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
South Africa
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR787.12
|
$50.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR531.46
|
$40.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,433.88
|
$85.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,357.80
|
$110.47
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about New York or South Africa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.