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)
2022 150.00 600.00 80.00
2021 160.00 600.00 64.00
2020 150.00 600.00 57.00
2019 135.00 500.00 55.00
2018 130.00 500.00 60.00
2017 120.00 500.00 55.00
2016 100.00 450.00 51.00
2015 100.00 400.00 50.00
2014 85.00 400.00 50.00
2013 80.00 365.00 45.00
2012 85.00 350.00 40.00
2011 70.00 300.00 40.00
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)
2022 40.00 37.50 15.98 12.17 31.89
2021 30.00 40.00 14.24 11.97 29.01
2020 35.00 40.00 14.65 11.95 28.01
2019 27.50 35.00 14.72 11.64 26.90
2018 29.00 33.00 13.64 9.94 26.20
2017 30.00 32.00 12.48 9.88 24.55
2016 25.00 30.00 10.94 9.09 22.22
2015 20.00 28.00 10.94 8.52 20.25
2014 20.00 25.00 10.62 8.63 18.33
2013 18.00 20.00 9.57 8.52 17.15
2012 16.00 18.00 9.28 7.42 17.04
2011 15.00 18.00 8.02 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)
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 14.75 12.61 29.93 15.79 17.38 25.40
2017 14.90 13.25 25.19 16.00 18.95 27.00
2016 13.78 12.25 24.56 13.62 17.88 27.83
2015 13.43 11.87 24.12 14.70 17.47 23.03
2014 12.62 12.22 21.95 12.00 12.42 20.22
2013 11.65 10.20 18.73 11.83 12.85 17.64
2012 10.17 9.53 19.13 11.41 12.92 17.38
2011 11.00 9.81 15.80 13.83 14.25 15.00
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
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 21.21 19.44 17.82 14.31 19.55 18.71 17.40 16.58
2017 19.30 22.59 16.08 15.18 20.59 17.91 17.54 17.50
2016 21.37 22.00 15.75 13.42 17.11 18.21 18.13 14.75
2015 21.01 19.23 16.94 11.72 19.30 18.12 14.78 16.18
2014 19.61 17.23 14.38 11.33 18.36 19.38 - -
2013 14.89 14.33 16.72 9.07 16.00 14.19 - -
2012 17.12 17.16 15.00 9.56 20.67 12.00 - -
2011 15.07 19.19 8.45 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)
2022 116.46 82.50 50.00 79.09 126.71
2021 117.80 75.00 50.00 73.61 111.90
2020 111.33 80.00 45.00 80.47 107.18
2019 105.17 70.00 48.50 75.39 107.24
2018 99.71 70.00 45.00 74.53 101.77
2017 93.53 57.50 40.00 69.13 83.92
2016 82.62 50.00 37.00 64.66 93.53
2015 82.04 60.00 37.00 71.76 81.47
2014 77.92 53.00 35.00 65.43 -
2013 71.36 50.00 34.00 45.45 -
2012 64.15 50.00 30.00 45.56 -
2011 57.54 50.00 30.29 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
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 6281.00 5262.67 13107.84 10650.00
2017 7156.22 5585.66 14652.17 11734.38
2016 6200.00 5007.89 12818.52 9917.14
2015 5407.41 4830.60 12974.07 10295.00
2014 5325.00 4699.88 13750.00 9318.18
2013 6391.51 4595.05 11666.67 9516.67
2012 4944.49 4142.86 9208.83 7625.00
2011 7823.33 4989.14 10278.57 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
2022 13552.31 12798.50
2021 12145.17 11215.57
2020 14014.42 11795.38
2019 15812.50 10844.29
2018 14928.57 10570.33
2017 15397.25 10959.75
2016 13085.25 9304.60
2015 12611.11 10100.00
2014 - 10500.00
2013 14583.80 9416.67
2012 7329.06 10277.77
2011 10484.29 7322.86

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 26251.47
2021 21210.37
2020 21248.88
2019 17929.51
2018 18166.58
2017 23372.45
2016 19841.03
2015 19007.69
2014 21586.20
2013 18520.00
2012 15934.82
2011 16325.22

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 32.00 22.43
2021 40.00 17.39
2020 30.00 15.54
2019 32.50 15.91
2018 25.00 15.41
2017 16.50 13.56
2016 15.65 12.63
2015 15.00 12.97
2014 11.00 14.00
2013 23.00 12.94
2012 20.00 11.70
2011 10.42 9.76
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 1300.00
2021 1090.33
2020 1573.50
2019 934.78
2018 700.00
2017 550.00
2016 615.95
2015 650.00
2014 600.00
2013 700.00
2012 876.00
2011 432.90

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 9.17
2021 8.26
2020 8.96
2019 10.53
2018 10.51
2017 10.69
2016 10.23
2015 9.47
2014 8.99
2013 8.72
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)
2022 1834.26 863.74
2021 2016.07 915.80
2020 1447.32 949.05
2019 1304.83 968.14
2018 1444.39 951.26
2017 1052.86 872.12
2016 1044.38 851.06
2015 1236.98 773.19
2014 945.64 688.11
2013 972.25 862.00
2012 1260.85 528.62
2011 1380.60 573.17

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 579.24 147.00 100.00
2021 512.80 151.01 98.50
2020 478.82 163.33 96.50
2019 566.57 172.65 90.00
2018 478.61 141.40 80.00
2017 450.18 163.33 75.00
2016 446.61 98.12 70.00
2015 398.55 100.91 65.00
2014 376.67 129.25 60.00
2013 378.75 78.33 60.00
2012 434.44 37.50 50.00
2011 422.00 42.92 35.11

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
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 758.20 468.63 1183.60 1168.03
2017 713.15 458.59 1093.49 1051.48
2016 763.19 548.60 1093.37 1052.39
2015 720.41 537.96 1023.73 985.88
2014 657.25 490.00 963.64 1027.78
2013 615.38 413.64 870.00 664.29
2012 856.40 366.67 794.31 750.00
2011 675.00 297.50 734.50 685.02
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