Cost of living comparison
Spain is 60.0% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Spain instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR147.80
|
$13.31
€12.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR80.48
|
$8.95
€8.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.58
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.35
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.56
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR62.69
|
$6.20
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR72.11
|
$4.19
€3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.20
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.06
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.47
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.99
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.48
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.30
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.80
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.93
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR85.71
|
$6.53
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR906.92
|
$35.45
€32.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR349,315.76
|
$33,659.33
€30,432.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR150.52
|
$14.39
€13.01
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR725.91
|
$33.81
€30.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,474.86
|
$828.43
€749.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,779.17
|
$665.31
€601.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,363.90
|
$106.67
€96.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,034.48
|
$381.14
€344.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR67,456.55
|
$7,410.38
€6,699.86
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.39
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR31.93
|
$1.92
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR47.83
|
$5.57
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR509.07
|
$43.03
€38.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR105.88
|
$8.46
€7.65
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR797.65
|
$73.08
€66.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR538.56
|
$31.46
€28.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,453.05
|
$75.09
€67.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,375.96
|
$91.97
€83.15
|
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