Historical Prices in Johannesburg

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 182.72 710.00 83.32
2022 172.21 610.88 75.12
2021 166.56 596.73 64.17
2020 167.69 556.63 55.70
2019 139.49 532.95 55.87
2018 134.53 499.30 58.37
2017 125.50 507.35 56.36
2016 117.94 467.60 55.14
2015 111.45 446.60 51.90
2014 91.20 416.81 51.48
2013 78.28 373.79 47.32
2012 90.30 371.99 42.68
2011 76.86 314.73 40.52
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 36.71 36.95 17.38 12.38 34.21
2022 38.24 36.91 15.98 12.17 31.89
2021 30.41 39.15 14.24 11.97 29.01
2020 33.03 40.06 14.65 11.95 28.01
2019 28.69 35.91 14.72 11.64 26.90
2018 28.61 33.89 13.95 10.31 26.45
2017 28.46 32.60 12.84 10.35 24.94
2016 24.03 30.85 11.28 9.47 22.43
2015 22.34 28.96 11.22 8.79 20.61
2014 22.00 25.34 10.94 9.10 18.69
2013 17.62 21.16 9.88 8.70 17.64
2012 17.39 19.55 9.57 7.54 17.27
2011 15.29 19.14 8.18 7.78 16.42

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 20.35 17.83 35.64 15.59 21.50 26.58
2022 18.21 15.09 35.63 16.29 24.21 30.03
2021 17.17 14.54 33.50 15.13 20.81 27.12
2020 16.54 14.44 30.64 14.69 21.61 27.94
2019 16.68 13.95 31.18 16.75 20.61 33.27
2018 15.41 12.97 30.31 16.31 17.94 26.00
2017 15.34 13.43 25.59 16.31 19.95 27.67
2016 14.07 12.40 24.84 13.82 18.42 29.15
2015 13.63 12.16 25.01 15.18 18.13 23.69
2014 12.87 12.44 23.27 12.25 12.77 20.70
2013 12.00 10.41 19.22 12.64 13.09 18.46
2012 10.79 9.72 19.61 11.71 13.84 17.38
2011 11.00 9.94 16.50 14.71 14.25 16.25
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 27.28 25.84 22.47 18.95 29.76 28.91 27.86 27.62
2022 27.14 26.03 22.59 17.60 26.27 25.67 25.49 21.28
2021 23.38 23.40 19.22 16.14 23.92 21.91 22.16 17.63
2020 24.57 21.16 19.44 15.32 22.87 21.61 20.65 18.64
2019 24.29 29.83 18.31 16.06 21.59 23.06 19.41 17.81
2018 21.57 20.40 18.83 14.71 20.08 19.13 17.88 17.62
2017 19.66 23.62 16.77 15.58 20.93 18.50 17.86 18.18
2016 21.76 23.00 16.08 13.54 18.33 18.51 18.55 15.15
2015 21.43 20.00 18.21 11.93 19.79 18.50 15.26 16.67
2014 20.00 17.46 14.93 11.69 18.91 20.19 - -
2013 15.40 14.33 16.72 9.40 16.44 14.39 - -
2012 17.52 17.16 15.00 9.80 24.25 16.33 - -
2011 16.08 21.89 9.13 9.40 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 133.88 109.61 55.90 82.25 116.01
2022 116.46 89.89 51.29 79.09 126.71
2021 117.80 74.29 49.19 73.61 111.90
2020 111.33 86.61 46.45 80.47 107.18
2019 105.17 77.11 45.57 75.39 107.24
2018 101.94 69.47 44.00 76.95 105.21
2017 96.88 58.41 42.17 71.00 86.50
2016 83.94 58.58 37.53 66.54 95.18
2015 83.48 64.83 37.67 75.09 83.61
2014 79.30 58.21 34.71 67.00 -
2013 73.75 47.65 33.92 46.25 -
2012 65.37 47.14 30.83 47.60 -
2011 57.54 51.28 31.51 44.25 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 7347.62 5704.95 12781.25 11684.16
2022 7318.00 6761.54 14038.46 13433.33
2021 6498.81 6077.74 14009.44 11142.23
2020 6941.46 5647.83 13737.50 11057.69
2019 6875.00 6097.09 13681.03 11597.12
2018 6491.37 5417.07 14026.79 11025.93
2017 7314.26 5697.32 15538.46 11955.88
2016 6545.45 5153.66 13470.00 10239.47
2015 5534.48 4897.43 13576.67 10503.07
2014 5350.00 4844.33 14270.83 9458.33
2013 6632.08 4703.12 12307.69 9746.15
2012 5201.43 4625.00 9620.23 7625.00
2011 8734.64 4989.14 12852.38 9027.98

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 19301.42 12424.23
2022 13552.31 12798.50
2021 12145.17 11215.57
2020 14014.42 11795.38
2019 15812.50 10844.29
2018 15933.33 10699.54
2017 16297.56 11408.67
2016 13771.00 9592.29
2015 12850.00 10454.55
2014 12500.00 10500.00
2013 14583.80 9562.50
2012 7329.06 10851.85
2011 10484.29 9381.90

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 26948.63
2022 26251.47
2021 21210.37
2020 21248.88
2019 17929.51
2018 18782.66
2017 24036.88
2016 21367.44
2015 19840.48
2014 22987.45
2013 19870.59
2012 16247.52
2011 16937.69

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 27.50 23.33
2022 34.60 22.43
2021 41.09 17.39
2020 29.62 15.54
2019 37.59 15.91
2018 26.99 15.52
2017 20.34 13.60
2016 17.30 12.69
2015 17.14 13.04
2014 13.80 14.04
2013 22.10 12.98
2012 20.00 11.74
2011 10.31 9.81
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 1220.77
2022 1283.84
2021 1114.52
2020 1397.82
2019 970.69
2018 750.22
2017 706.67
2016 594.61
2015 678.85
2014 556.67
2013 707.67
2012 1050.67
2011 432.90

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 11.38
2022 9.17
2021 8.26
2020 8.96
2019 10.53
2018 10.62
2017 10.89
2016 10.32
2015 9.51
2014 9.06
2013 8.80
2012 9.16
2011 9.08

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 2275.65 765.28 642.50
2022 1834.26 863.74 -
2021 2016.07 915.80 -
2020 1447.32 949.05 -
2019 1304.83 968.14 -
2018 1520.61 990.44 -
2017 1123.24 900.86 -
2016 1090.22 863.14 -
2015 1276.49 790.62 -
2014 1025.17 709.20 -
2013 1038.22 904.53 -
2012 1321.05 581.00 -
2011 1469.08 627.64 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 605.04 287.50 124.64
2022 579.24 147.00 103.34
2021 512.80 151.01 94.74
2020 478.82 163.33 92.11
2019 566.57 172.65 92.77
2018 497.65 151.27 87.55
2017 462.07 182.86 76.17
2016 468.15 98.12 73.11
2015 410.84 105.00 66.08
2014 390.00 129.25 57.94
2013 388.08 83.75 60.09
2012 434.44 37.50 50.00
2011 422.00 42.92 36.54

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 849.86 633.00 1534.09 1490.38
2022 844.81 498.04 1508.74 1279.24
2021 775.77 489.37 1361.16 1320.56
2020 782.45 524.50 1268.17 1283.57
2019 810.59 495.82 1172.19 1182.73
2018 778.36 496.89 1211.46 1222.45
2017 732.32 471.84 1131.30 1099.97
2016 784.24 571.45 1125.90 1092.18
2015 733.24 551.32 1045.28 1029.94
2014 664.38 500.00 983.33 1075.00
2013 628.57 429.17 890.62 680.00
2012 880.33 400.00 794.31 785.71
2011 675.00 297.50 889.67 685.02
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