Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.6 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.36
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.67
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.32
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.22
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.10
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.91
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.18
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 85.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.29
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.60
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,173.41
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.44
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
South Africa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.27
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,402.80
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,966.60
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,504.83
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.22
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,881.90
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.84
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.43
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.13
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.10
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.34
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
South Africa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R810.84
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.12
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.47
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.25
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
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