Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Texas
  4. South Africa
  5. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
ZAR

South Africa is 38.1% cheaper than Texas.

If you lived in South Africa instead of Texas, you would:
local_dining

pay 47.8% less for restaurants

  Texas help_outline South Africa help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.66 $7.46
R98.56
-36.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.11 $3.77
R49.87
-46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.80 $0.83
R10.91
-54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.40 $0.65
R8.53
-54.0%
Average -47.8%
Texas vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 41.4% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.26 $0.80
R10.63
-64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22 $3.07
R40.62
-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.71 $3.49
R46.12
+28.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.00 $1.74
R22.93
-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.96 $2.08
R27.47
-47.4%
Apples (1 lb) $1.82 $0.64
R8.44
-65.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.67 $0.59
R7.74
-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.51 $0.67
R8.87
-55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.44 $0.58
R7.61
-60.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.25 $0.49
R6.41
-61.2%
Onions (1 lb) $1.14 $0.40
R5.28
-64.8%
Average -41.4%
Texas vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 6.0% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.11 $3.58
R47.35
+69.5%
Monthly public transit pass $49.16 $40.96
R541.12
-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,540.21 $17,588.39
R232,370.81
-18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $14.68 $6.07
R80.18
-58.6%
Average -6.0%
Texas vs. South Africa - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 43.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $64.12 $55.17
R728.94
-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $995.92 $417.96
R5,521.96
-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $845.39 $350.52
R4,630.96
-58.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $122.25 $69.65
R920.22
-43.0%
Average -43.4%
Texas vs. South Africa - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 74.3% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $761.86 $164.08
R2,167.71
-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,508.65 $3,424.43
R45,242.21
-70.2%
Average -74.3%
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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.77 $1.73
R22.89
-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.07 $1.58
R20.81
-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.60 $2.58
R34.12
-60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $34.80 $30.59
R404.10
-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.95 $5.39
R71.19
-45.8%
Average -46.8%
Texas vs. South Africa - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 6.9% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $41.16 $45.82
R605.32
+11.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.09 $28.11
R371.40
-22.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $71.54 $74.53
R984.67
+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $87.22 $69.06
R912.33
-20.8%
Average -6.9%
Texas vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing
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