Food Prices in Cape Town, South Africa

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

Milk (regular), (0.25 liter) 4.44 R
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (125.00 g) 4.29 R
Rice (white), (0.10 kg) 2.92 R
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 8.59 R
Local Cheese (0.10 kg) 14.51 R
Chicken Fillets (0.15 kg) 13.66 R
Beef Round (0.15 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 17.82 R
Apples (0.30 kg) 8.29 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 7.07 R
Oranges (0.30 kg) 7.79 R
Tomato (0.20 kg) 5.45 R
Potato (0.20 kg) 4.65 R
Onion (0.10 kg) 2.41 R
Lettuce (0.20 head) 3.70 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person105.59 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
3,273.19 R

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

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (50.00 g) 1.72 R
Rice (white), (0.25 kg) 7.31 R
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 8.59 R
Chicken Fillets (0.20 kg) 18.21 R
Beef Round (0.10 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 11.88 R
Apples (0.25 kg) 6.91 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 7.07 R
Oranges (0.15 kg) 3.89 R
Tomato (0.20 kg) 5.45 R
Potato (0.20 kg) 4.65 R
Onion (0.10 kg) 2.41 R
Lettuce (0.10 head) 1.85 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person79.93 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
2,477.96 R

Food prices

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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 67.25 R 51.07-113.56
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 15.56 R 10.77-19.80
Rice (white), (1 lb) 13.27 R 8.16-19.96
Eggs (regular) (12) 42.95 R 24.00-59.98
Local Cheese (1 lb) 65.84 R 45.36-90.72
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 41.31 R 24.95-65.00
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 53.89 R 38.56-81.64
Apples (1 lb) 12.54 R 6.80-15.88
Banana (1 lb) 12.83 R 8.16-18.14
Oranges (1 lb) 11.77 R 5.89-22.68
Tomato (1 lb) 12.36 R 8.16-15.88
Potato (1 lb) 10.54 R 5.89-15.42
Onion (1 lb) 10.91 R 6.80-14.51
Lettuce (1 head) 18.48 R 13.00-24.00
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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!