Cities / Middle East & Africa / South Africa

Johannesburg

South Africa

One person needs about ZAR 20,644 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about ZAR 60,186.

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Starting estimate: about ZAR 26.51 to ZAR 37.14. Nobody has reported this here yet.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	ZAR 9,881	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	ZAR 7,114	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	ZAR 20,750	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	ZAR 14,821	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	ZAR 12.60	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	ZAR 35.49	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 48.46	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	ZAR 44.36	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 145	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 126	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 174	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 48.80	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 17.45	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 44.36	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 48.80	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 31.05	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 31.05	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	ZAR 24.84	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	ZAR 21.32	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	ZAR 185	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	ZAR 29.08	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	ZAR 169	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	ZAR 131	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	ZAR 522	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	ZAR 89.23	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	ZAR 31.37	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	ZAR 61.26	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	ZAR 20.31	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	ZAR 19.74	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	ZAR 899	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	ZAR 23.82	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	ZAR 12.93	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	ZAR 12.63	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	ZAR 1,706	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	ZAR 532	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	ZAR 577	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	ZAR 669		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	ZAR 134		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	ZAR 858	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	ZAR 569	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	ZAR 1,452	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	ZAR 13,120		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	ZAR 356,553		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	ZAR 47,428		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	ZAR 30,631		0 reports

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