Cost of living comparison

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South Africa vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 98.0% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 80.2% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 54.1% more in South Africa

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and clothing in South Africa are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Delhi	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.15 ₹355.78	$8.97 ZAR167.89	+116.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.15 ₹355.78	$4.77 ZAR89.27	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₹41.88	$0.95 ZAR17.86	+95.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₹15.93	$0.74 ZAR13.87	+299.1%
Average			+131.5%

Delhi vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.2% more for groceries

	Delhi	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹47.01	$0.99 ZAR18.54	+80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.37 ₹203.48	$3.67 ZAR68.77	+54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.88 ₹246.75	$4.20 ZAR78.56	+45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 ₹98.79	$2.23 ZAR41.67	+93.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 ₹138.33	$2.03 ZAR37.95	+25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ₹76.45	$0.68 ZAR12.67	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 ₹29.68	$0.62 ZAR11.55	+78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹39.66	$0.64 ZAR12.01	+38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 ₹24.66	$0.70 ZAR13.07	+142.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹16.97	$0.55 ZAR10.36	+179.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹19.62	$0.61 ZAR11.39	+166.2%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Delhi	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 ₹378.61	$4.99 ZAR93.35	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 ₹1,016.51	$52.31 ZAR978.84	+341.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,221.28 ₹1,219,816.64	$20,607.77 ZAR385,612.54	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.49 ₹213.47	$8.55 ZAR159.97	+243.5%
Average			+160.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Delhi	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.48 ₹727.14	$41.37 ZAR774.11	+388.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.66 ₹23,987.71	$382.55 ZAR7,158.34	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.09 ₹14,074.87	$326.35 ZAR6,106.61	+98.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.25 ₹3,967.17	$80.40 ZAR1,504.41	+73.8%
Average			+149.4%

Delhi vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Delhi	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.50 ₹7,934.46	$174.12 ZAR3,258.07	+88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,766.20 ₹151,494.45	$4,033.53 ZAR75,475.36	+128.4%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 ₹203.30	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 ₹208.21	$1.88 ZAR35.23	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 ₹355.78	$2.90 ZAR54.34	-30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.31 ₹1,827.75	$29.50 ZAR552.01	+38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 ₹421.85	$6.62 ZAR123.89	+34.6%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

	Delhi	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.25 ₹2,766.35	$47.72 ZAR892.85	+47.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.29 ₹2,769.96	$32.06 ZAR599.89	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.15 ₹4,558.65	$90.39 ZAR1,691.36	+70.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.86 ₹3,504.83	$81.37 ZAR1,522.54	+99.1%
Average			+54.1%

Delhi 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: January 2025

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