Summary of cost of living in Durban, South Africa:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 150.00 R | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 600.00 R | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 75.00 R | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 32.00 R | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 40.00 R | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 31.82 R | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 16.72 R | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 12.65 R | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 71.20 R | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 14.04 R | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 10.57 R | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 28.38 R | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 51.94 R | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 33.90 R | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 51.57 R | |
Apples (1 lb) | 10.17 R | |
Banana (1 lb) | 8.75 R | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 8.73 R | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 9.49 R | |
Potato (1 lb) | 8.08 R | |
Onion (1 lb) | 6.94 R | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 16.75 R | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 16.30 R | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 70.00 R | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 21.84 R | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 30.91 R | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 50.00 R | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 22.50 R | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 600.00 R | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 25.00 R | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 16.09 R | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 70.00 R | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 85.97 R | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 350,000.00 R | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 400,187.50 R | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 2,386.72 R | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 1.58 R | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 742.82 R | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 526.14 R | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 137.14 R | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 95.00 R | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 3,076.04 R | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 52,444.44 R | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 751.17 R | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 466.67 R | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 1,335.42 R | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 1,180.00 R | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 6,263.16 R | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 5,347.06 R | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 12,342.11 R | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 11,210.53 R | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,194.46 R | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 1,453.26 R | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 19,120.12 R | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 8.69 |
Cost of Living in Pietermaritzburg | 47.97 miles |
Cost of Living in Port Shepstone | 75.30 miles |
Cost of Living in Richards Bay | 110.01 miles |
Cost of Living in Vryheid | 195.33 miles |
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Please continue to update. Vital to plan one's finances on an ongoing continual basis.
Any chance you can add pet insurance as one of the things? I am thinking about moving back and think it would be a good idea to include. Do they even insure pets in SA??? haha