Restaurants | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | Difference |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
200.00 R (8.61 £) |
417.91 R (18.00 £) |
+109.0 % |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
800.00 R (34.46 £) |
1,567.15 R (67.50 £) |
+95.9 % |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) |
83.50 R (3.60 £) |
150.91 R (6.50 £) |
+80.7 % |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) |
40.00 R (1.72 £) |
104.48 R (4.50 £) |
+161.2 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
35.00 R (1.51 £) |
116.09 R (5.00 £) |
+231.7 % |
Cappuccino (regular) |
34.46 R (1.48 £) |
72.99 R (3.14 £) |
+111.8 % |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) |
17.76 R (0.76 £) |
66.56 R (2.87 £) |
+274.7 % |
Water (12 oz small bottle) |
12.93 R (0.56 £) |
52.63 R (2.27 £) |
+306.9 % |
Markets | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
77.15 R (3.32 £) |
84.19 R (3.63 £) |
+9.1 % |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
16.45 R (0.71 £) |
22.08 R (0.95 £) |
+34.2 % |
Rice (white), (1 lb) |
13.79 R (0.59 £) |
17.82 R (0.77 £) |
+29.2 % |
Eggs (regular) (12) |
42.38 R (1.83 £) |
61.23 R (2.64 £) |
+44.5 % |
Local Cheese (1 lb) |
64.08 R (2.76 £) |
67.14 R (2.89 £) |
+4.8 % |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) |
37.39 R (1.61 £) |
60.22 R (2.59 £) |
+61.1 % |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
52.11 R (2.24 £) |
77.93 R (3.36 £) |
+49.6 % |
Apples (1 lb) |
13.11 R (0.56 £) |
27.25 R (1.17 £) |
+107.9 % |
Banana (1 lb) |
12.47 R (0.54 £) |
16.11 R (0.69 £) |
+29.2 % |
Oranges (1 lb) |
11.74 R (0.51 £) |
28.91 R (1.25 £) |
+146.1 % |
Tomato (1 lb) |
13.27 R (0.57 £) |
23.69 R (1.02 £) |
+78.5 % |
Potato (1 lb) |
10.49 R (0.45 £) |
12.60 R (0.54 £) |
+20.1 % |
Onion (1 lb) |
12.14 R (0.52 £) |
9.99 R (0.43 £) |
-17.7 % |
Lettuce (1 head) |
19.27 R (0.83 £) |
21.48 R (0.93 £) |
+11.5 % |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
16.11 R (0.69 £) |
27.86 R (1.20 £) |
+72.9 % |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
100.00 R (4.31 £) |
185.74 R (8.00 £) |
+85.7 % |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
22.43 R (0.97 £) |
47.44 R (2.04 £) |
+111.5 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
26.30 R (1.13 £) |
58.04 R (2.50 £) |
+120.7 % |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
56.00 R (2.41 £) |
301.82 R (13.00 £) |
+439.0 % |
Transportation | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) |
35.00 R (1.51 £) |
48.76 R (2.10 £) |
+39.3 % |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
1,500.00 R (64.61 £) |
1,555.54 R (67.00 £) |
+3.7 % |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
20.50 R (0.88 £) |
116.09 R (5.00 £) |
+466.3 % |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
32.19 R (1.39 £) |
51.19 R (2.20 £) |
+59.0 % |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
70.00 R (3.02 £) |
445.77 R (19.20 £) |
+536.8 % |
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
88.40 R (3.81 £) |
132.43 R (5.70 £) |
+49.8 % |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
370,000.00 R (15,936.59 £) |
656,693.24 R (28,285.00 £) |
+77.5 % |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
429,850.00 R (18,514.44 £) |
413,765.88 R (17,821.67 £) |
-3.7 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
2,046.51 R (88.15 £) |
3,813.70 R (164.26 £) |
+86.4 % |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data |
686.40 R (29.56 £) |
275.70 R (11.88 £) |
-59.8 % |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
831.80 R (35.83 £) |
592.03 R (25.50 £) |
-28.8 % |
Sports And Leisure | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
599.70 R (25.83 £) |
639.76 R (27.56 £) |
+6.7 % |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
208.57 R (8.98 £) |
365.67 R (15.75 £) |
+75.3 % |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
125.00 R (5.38 £) |
232.17 R (10.00 £) |
+85.7 % |
Childcare | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
4,438.10 R (191.16 £) |
28,324.76 R (1,220.00 £) |
+538.2 % |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
99,640.00 R (4,291.68 £) |
352,086.02 R (15,165.00 £) |
+253.4 % |
Clothing And Shoes | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
855.07 R (36.83 £) |
1,291.45 R (55.62 £) |
+51.0 % |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
641.81 R (27.64 £) |
1,054.72 R (45.43 £) |
+64.3 % |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
1,530.36 R (65.92 £) |
1,555.54 R (67.00 £) |
+1.6 % |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
1,507.33 R (64.92 £) |
1,625.19 R (70.00 £) |
+7.8 % |
Rent Per Month | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
7,378.57 R (317.81 £) |
29,601.69 R (1,275.00 £) |
+301.2 % |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
6,587.50 R (283.74 £) |
22,677.77 R (976.77 £) |
+244.3 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
14,195.65 R (611.43 £) |
47,594.88 R (2,050.00 £) |
+235.3 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
11,892.82 R (512.25 £) |
35,453.99 R (1,527.07 £) |
+198.1 % |
Buy Apartment Price | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
1,584.91 R (68.27 £) |
8,908.05 R (383.69 £) |
+462.1 % |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
1,268.78 R (54.65 £) |
8,562.95 R (368.82 £) |
+574.9 % |
Salaries And Financing | Johannesburg Edit | Reading Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
27,723.79 R (1,194.12 £) |
73,270.16 R (3,155.88 £) |
+164.3 % |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 11.22 | 5.75 | -48.8 % |
Last update: | June 2024 | June 2024 | |
Contributors in the past 12 months: | 204 | 59 |
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