Food Prices in Cape Town, South Africa

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Western food types)

Milk (regular), (0.25 liter) 4.59 R
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (125.00 g) 4.51 R
Rice (white), (0.10 kg) 2.95 R
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 8.47 R
Local Cheese (0.10 kg) 14.27 R
Chicken Fillets (0.15 kg) 13.57 R
Beef Round (0.15 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 18.20 R
Apples (0.30 kg) 8.11 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 7.22 R
Oranges (0.30 kg) 7.91 R
Tomato (0.20 kg) 5.45 R
Potato (0.20 kg) 4.73 R
Onion (0.10 kg) 2.41 R
Lettuce (0.20 head) 3.72 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person106.10 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
3,289.18 R

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Asian food types)

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (50.00 g) 1.80 R
Rice (white), (0.25 kg) 7.38 R
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 8.47 R
Chicken Fillets (0.20 kg) 18.10 R
Beef Round (0.10 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 12.13 R
Apples (0.25 kg) 6.76 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 7.22 R
Oranges (0.15 kg) 3.95 R
Tomato (0.20 kg) 5.45 R
Potato (0.20 kg) 4.73 R
Onion (0.10 kg) 2.41 R
Lettuce (0.10 head) 1.86 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person80.26 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
2,488.11 R

Food prices

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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 69.45 R 53.00-113.56
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 16.37 R 11.33-19.80
Rice (white), (1 lb) 13.39 R 9.07-19.96
Eggs (regular) (12) 42.35 R 24.00-60.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 64.73 R 45.35-90.72
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 41.04 R 24.95-63.50
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 55.04 R 38.56-86.18
Apples (1 lb) 12.26 R 7.26-15.88
Banana (1 lb) 13.10 R 8.16-18.14
Oranges (1 lb) 11.96 R 5.89-22.68
Tomato (1 lb) 12.36 R 9.07-15.88
Potato (1 lb) 10.73 R 5.90-18.14
Onion (1 lb) 10.93 R 6.80-14.51
Lettuce (1 head) 18.58 R 13.99-25.00
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1 Comments so far
Roswin Bisset on Sep 26, 2023:
I love South Africa and would love another holiday there - if I could afford it again!