Food Prices in Cape Town, South Africa

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

Milk (regular), (0.25 liter) 5.06 R
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (125.00 g) 4.78 R
Rice (white), (0.10 kg) 3.05 R
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 9.08 R
Local Cheese (0.10 kg) 14.55 R
Chicken Fillets (0.15 kg) 13.24 R
Beef Round (0.15 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 19.77 R
Apples (0.30 kg) 8.20 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 6.80 R
Oranges (0.30 kg) 8.14 R
Tomato (0.20 kg) 5.57 R
Potato (0.20 kg) 4.19 R
Onion (0.10 kg) 2.30 R
Lettuce (0.20 head) 3.89 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person108.63 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
3,367.65 R

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

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (50.00 g) 1.91 R
Rice (white), (0.25 kg) 7.64 R
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 9.08 R
Chicken Fillets (0.20 kg) 17.66 R
Beef Round (0.10 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 13.18 R
Apples (0.25 kg) 6.84 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 6.80 R
Oranges (0.15 kg) 4.07 R
Tomato (0.20 kg) 5.57 R
Potato (0.20 kg) 4.19 R
Onion (0.10 kg) 2.30 R
Lettuce (0.10 head) 1.95 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person81.17 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
2,516.29 R

Food prices

Edit Range
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 76.64 R 56.78-113.56
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 17.36 R 11.79-22.68
Rice (white), (1 lb) 13.85 R 9.07-19.05
Eggs (regular) (12) 45.40 R 28.00-59.98
Local Cheese (1 lb) 66.02 R 45.36-85.73
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 40.04 R 27.22-58.97
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 59.80 R 40.82-81.65
Apples (1 lb) 12.40 R 8.16-15.88
Banana (1 lb) 12.34 R 7.71-18.14
Oranges (1 lb) 12.30 R 5.89-22.68
Tomato (1 lb) 12.62 R 8.16-15.88
Potato (1 lb) 9.50 R 4.54-18.14
Onion (1 lb) 10.41 R 7.71-15.42
Lettuce (1 head) 19.45 R 15.00-25.00
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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!