Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 42.1% cheaper than Andorra.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Andorra, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Andorra
|
South Africa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
€13.68
|
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.23
€10.34
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.78
|
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
€5.67
|
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
€3.96
|
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
€6.44
|
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.74
€37.52
|
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,576.76
€18,953.39
|
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.07
€17.57
|
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.32
€45.43
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,056.42
€973.08
|
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$864.08
€795.91
|
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.35
€75.85
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$579.48
€533.76
|
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,196.10
€13,076.13
|
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.53
€3.25
|
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.77
€49.53
|
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.60
€8.84
|
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Andorra
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.01
€88.44
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.47
€40.04
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.30
€100.68
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.61
€115.70
|
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
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