Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 33.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Spain, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Spain
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.63
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Spain
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.31
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.22
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.21
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Spain
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€651.52
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.07
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Spain
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€319.89
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.47
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.86
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.33
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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