Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.1 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Washington instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR147.80
|
$18.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR80.48
|
$11.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.58
|
$2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.35
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.56
|
$3.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR62.69
|
$6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR72.11
|
$3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.20
|
$3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.06
|
$5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.47
|
$2.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.99
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.48
|
$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.30
|
$1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.80
|
$1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.93
|
$1.04
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR85.71
|
$4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR906.92
|
$60.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR349,315.76
|
$31,217.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR150.52
|
$17.44
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR725.91
|
$64.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,474.86
|
$1,646.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,779.17
|
$1,467.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,363.90
|
$140.11
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,034.48
|
$1,640.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR67,456.55
|
$25,057.56
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.39
|
$6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR31.93
|
$5.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR47.83
|
$10.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR509.07
|
$54.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR105.88
|
$13.63
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR797.65
|
$51.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR538.56
|
$41.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,453.05
|
$85.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,375.96
|
$109.45
|
|
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