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South Africa vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 28.1% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 20.2% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 70.7% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in South Africa

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.8% less for restaurants

	Prague	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK259.08	$8.97 ZAR167.89	-15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK207.26	$4.77 ZAR89.27	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK42.53	$0.95 ZAR17.86	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK33.92	$0.74 ZAR13.87	-46.7%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Prague	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK34.73	$0.99 ZAR18.54	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK146.26	$3.67 ZAR68.77	-38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK96.63	$4.20 ZAR78.56	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK62.44	$2.23 ZAR41.67	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK95.56	$2.03 ZAR37.95	-48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK18.69	$0.68 ZAR12.67	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK17.86	$0.62 ZAR11.55	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK21.81	$0.64 ZAR12.01	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK35.98	$0.70 ZAR13.07	-52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK14.02	$0.55 ZAR10.36	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK13.35	$0.61 ZAR11.39	+11.3%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Prague	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK149.63	$4.99 ZAR93.35	-18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK569.97	$52.31 ZAR978.84	+124.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK621,780.32	$20,607.77 ZAR385,612.54	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK317.11	$8.55 ZAR159.97	-34.2%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Prague	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK480.24	$41.37 ZAR774.11	+110.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK27,539.69	$382.55 ZAR7,158.34	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK20,439.66	$326.35 ZAR6,106.61	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK5,451.70	$80.40 ZAR1,504.41	-64.0%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 70.7% less for childcare

	Prague	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK17,406.65	$174.12 ZAR3,258.07	-75.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK287,104.60	$4,033.53 ZAR75,475.36	-65.7%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK58.55	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK75.09	$1.88 ZAR35.23	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK159.59	$2.90 ZAR54.34	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,555.52	$29.50 ZAR552.01	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK259.08	$6.62 ZAR123.89	-37.6%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Prague	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK2,012.12	$47.72 ZAR892.85	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK882.85	$32.06 ZAR599.89	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,259.14	$90.39 ZAR1,691.36	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,711.65	$81.37 ZAR1,522.54	-26.8%
Average			-20.7%

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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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