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South Africa vs. Witbank Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 9.2% more expensive than Witbank.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 12.8% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 78.0% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in South Africa

The cost of childcare, housing, and groceries in South Africa are more expensive than in Witbank. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in South Africa. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Witbank Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Witbank, you would:

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pay 5.4% less for restaurants

	Witbank	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.47 ZAR194.10	$9.33 ZAR157.99	-18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 ZAR83.46	$5.11 ZAR86.54	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.97	$1.03 ZAR17.46	-2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR14.14	$0.80 ZAR13.59	-3.9%
Average			-5.4%

Witbank vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Witbank	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ZAR16.33	$1.00 ZAR16.97	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 ZAR73.01	$3.88 ZAR65.75	-9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 ZAR80.12	$4.37 ZAR73.98	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ZAR34.94	$2.33 ZAR39.49	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ZAR32.35	$2.13 ZAR36.12	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.00	$0.73 ZAR12.33	+12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.00	$0.65 ZAR11.04	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.44	$0.68 ZAR11.57	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.00	$0.71 ZAR12.00	+9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR11.14	$0.59 ZAR9.91	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 ZAR7.48	$0.60 ZAR10.16	+35.7%
Average			+5.3%

Witbank vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Witbank	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 ZAR81.85	$4.92 ZAR83.33	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.41 ZAR2,038.07	$56.18 ZAR950.86	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	$21,394.82 ZAR362,135.06	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.78 ZAR182.46	$9.34 ZAR158.05	-13.4%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Witbank	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.62 ZAR704.42	$39.36 ZAR666.17	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$404.16 ZAR6,840.92
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.28 ZAR4,270.25	$361.59 ZAR6,120.39	+43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.69 ZAR1,484.31	$88.13 ZAR1,491.68	+0.5%
Average			+12.8%

Witbank vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 78.0% more for childcare

	Witbank	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.16 ZAR3,692.57	$173.48 ZAR2,936.29	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.44 ZAR24,262.79	$3,962.11 ZAR67,063.83	+176.4%
Average			+78.0%

Witbank vs. South Africa - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Witbank	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ZAR43.67	$2.18 ZAR36.86	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 ZAR37.94	$2.05 ZAR34.68	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 ZAR47.07	$2.96 ZAR50.17	+6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.09 ZAR576.97	$30.26 ZAR512.21	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.73 ZAR97.05	$6.85 ZAR115.92	+19.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Witbank	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.84 ZAR911.35	$50.74 ZAR858.89	-5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.31 ZAR699.21	$32.75 ZAR554.38	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	$94.19 ZAR1,594.31	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	$81.80 ZAR1,384.49	-1.3%
Average			-6.5%

Witbank vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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