South Africa - prices and cost of living
The tables show the prices of 29 products and services. The last update: September 2020. Select a product or service to compare the prices to other countries.
Basic food items
Price
Price (USD)
Date
Measure
13.99 ZAR
0.92 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The flour prices are for wheat flour of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country, we identified the leading flour brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.
16.50 ZAR
1.09 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The rice prices are for long grain white rice of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country, we identified the leading rice brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.
22.99 ZAR
1.52 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The sugar prices are for white sugar of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country, we identified the leading sugar brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.
12.49 ZAR
0.82 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The salt prices are for table salt of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country, we identified the leading salt brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.
19.49 ZAR
1.29 USD
Sep/2020
1 l
The milk prices are for semi-skim milk with fat content between 1.5% and 2.5% depending on the specifics of each country. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one liter. In each country, we identified the leading milk brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.
27.98 ZAR
1.85 USD
Sep/2020
12 pcs
The price of eggs is for 12 pieces of M-sized eggs depending on the specifics of each country. The prices are collected from the largest food stores.
27.00 ZAR
1.78 USD
Sep/2020
1 l
The cooking oil prices are for the most widely used type of cooking oil in each country. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one liter. In each country, we identified the leading cooking oil brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.
139.99 ZAR
9.24 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The beef prices are for raw beef meat for cooking per 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country we collected the prices from the largest food stores.
64.99 ZAR
4.29 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The chicken meat prices are for frozen chicken meat ready to cook. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country we collected the prices from the largest food stores.
Fruit and vegetables
Price
Price (USD)
Date
Measure
18.00 ZAR
1.19 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The potato prices are for one kilogram of russet or similar potatoes depending on the country. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The potato prices are collected from the largest food stores.
16.99 ZAR
1.12 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The onion prices are for one kilogram of brown onions. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The onion prices are collected from the largest food stores.
14.99 ZAR
0.99 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The carrot prices are for one kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The carrots prices are collected from the largest food stores.
75.98 ZAR
5.01 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The beans prices are for one kilogram of white beans. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The beans prices are collected from the largest food stores.
24.66 ZAR
1.63 USD
Aug/2020
1 kg
The bananas prices are for one kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The bananas prices are collected from the largest food stores.
19.33 ZAR
1.28 USD
Sep/2020
1 kg
The apple prices are for 1 kg of golden delicious apples or their closest equivalent in a given country. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The apple prices are collected from the largest food stores.
Non-alcoholic beverages
Price
Price (USD)
Date
Measure
11.49 ZAR
0.76 USD
Sep/2020
0.500 l
The Coca - Cola prices are for a bottle of 0.5 l. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of 0.5 l. The Coca – Cola prices are collected from the largest food stores.
92.97 ZAR
6.13 USD
Sep/2020
1.500 l
The Evian water prices are for a bottle of 1.5 l. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of 1.5 l. The Evian water prices are collected from the largest food stores.
109.99 ZAR
7.26 USD
Sep/2020
0.200 kg
The Nescafe Gold prices are for a jar of 200 grams. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of 200 grams. The Nescafe Gold prices are collected from the largest food stores.
Alcoholic beverages
Price
Price (USD)
Date
Measure
15.58 ZAR
1.03 USD
Sep/2020
0.330 l
The Heineken prices are for a bottle of 0.330 l. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of 0.330 l. The Heineken prices are collected from the largest food stores.
239.99 ZAR
15.84 USD
Sep/2020
0.700 l
The Johnnie Walker whiskey prices are for a bottle of 0.7 l. of Red label Johnnie Walker whiskey. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of 0.7 l. The Johnnie Walker prices are collected from the largest food stores.
139.99 ZAR
9.24 USD
Sep/2020
0.700 l
The Vodka Smirnoff prices are for a bottle of 0.7 l. of Vodka Smirnoff Red No. 21. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of 0.7 l. The Vodka Smirnoff prices are collected from the largest food stores.
Restaurants
Price
Price (USD)
Date
Measure
64.50 ZAR
4.26 USD
Sep/2020
1 menu
The Big Mac menu price refers to the package price of a Big Mac burger, French fries, and a Coke.
Electronics
Price
Price (USD)
Date
Measure
7999 ZAR
527.83 USD
Sep/2020
1 product
The price of Playstation 4 Pro with 1TB memory.
17500 ZAR
1154.77 USD
Sep/2020
1 product
The price of Iphone 11 with 64GB memory.
17699 ZAR
1167.90 USD
Sep/2020
1 product
The price of Ipad Pro 11 (128GB memory) with Wi-fi but without cellular.
8999 ZAR
593.81 USD
Sep/2020
1 product
The price of Apple Watch Series 6 (44mm) and with GPS only without Cellular.
28239 ZAR
1863.40 USD
Sep/2020
1 product
The price of Dell XPS 13 with 256GB memory, 8 GB RAM, and CPU - Intel Core i5.
29000 ZAR
1913.61 USD
Sep/2020
1 product
The price of Apple MacBook Pro 13 with 256GB memory, 8 GB RAM, and CPU - Intel Core i5.
