Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 46.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in South Africa instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$7.74
R145.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$3.92
R73.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.87
R16.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.65
R12.25
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.82
R15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$3.09
R58.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$3.51
R66.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.71
R32.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$1.85
R34.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.57
R10.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.59
R11.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.59
R11.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.47
R8.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.47
R8.75
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
South Africa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$4.65
R87.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$40.67
R765.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$18,011.69
R338,985.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$7.53
R141.78
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$48.06
R904.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$341.02
R6,418.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$317.79
R5,980.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$80.15
R1,508.44
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
South Africa
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$157.19
R2,958.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$3,082.89
R58,020.85
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
South Africa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$1.70
R31.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$1.67
R31.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$2.56
R48.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$30.74
R578.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$5.40
R101.58
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$43.19
R812.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$26.96
R507.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$80.72
R1,519.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$71.81
R1,351.49
|
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