Cost of living comparison

Sandton, South Africa

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Sandton Cost of Living Summary

London is 3.2 times more expensive than Sandton.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in London
Groceries: pay 68.1% more in London
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in London
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in London
Childcare: pay 7.8 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in London
Clothing: pay 47.4% more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Sandton. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Sandton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Sandton, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Sandton	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.36 ZAR207.34	$25.83 £20.01	+127.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.88 ZAR89.15	$10.33 £8.00	+111.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ZAR18.99	$2.46 £1.90	+136.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.82	$1.85 £1.43	+127.8%
Average			+125.7%

Sandton vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.1% more for groceries

	Sandton	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.53	$2.07 £1.60	+93.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR67.47	$5.65 £4.37	+52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.27 ZAR77.87	$6.31 £4.89	+47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 ZAR44.28	$4.45 £3.44	+83.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR37.90	$4.26 £3.30	+105.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.40	$1.56 £1.21	+112.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.50	$0.75 £0.58	+10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.24	$1.44 £1.11	+98.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.75	$1.79 £1.39	+137.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.64	$0.69 £0.53	+7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR12.86	$0.70 £0.54	-0.4%
Average			+68.1%

Sandton vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Sandton	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR91.28	$7.39 £5.73	+47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$258.31 £200.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,663.17 ZAR413,635.08	$36,531.14 £28,293.48	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.41 ZAR153.43	$35.26 £27.31	+319.4%
Average			+142.8%

Sandton vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Sandton	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.17 ZAR842.69	$41.63 £32.24	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.52 ZAR8,806.59	$2,834.46 £2,195.30	+487.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$468.60 ZAR8,552.61	$2,063.73 £1,598.37	+340.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.06 ZAR1,497.67	$263.90 £204.39	+221.6%
Average			+259.9%

Sandton vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 7.8 times more for childcare

	Sandton	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,954.19	$2,333.60 £1,807.38	+977.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,705.81 ZAR104,139.16	$27,892.30 £21,602.67	+388.8%
Average			+683.0%

Sandton vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sandton	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ZAR41.47	$8.27 £6.40	+263.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR36.43	$4.80 £3.72	+140.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR53.91	$19.76 £15.30	+569.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.55 ZAR794.79	$65.66 £50.86	+50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.53 ZAR137.36	$16.14 £12.50	+114.5%
Average			+227.8%

Sandton vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.4% more for clothing

	Sandton	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.89 ZAR910.54	$96.94 £75.08	+94.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.01 ZAR693.66	$50.55 £39.15	+33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,684.60	$114.87 £88.97	+24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,794.25	$135.36 £104.84	+37.7%
Average			+47.4%

Sandton vs. London - Cost of clothing

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