{"id":11248,"date":"2022-03-15T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.worldbaggagenetwork.com\/?p=11248"},"modified":"2026-09-22T08:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:23:14","slug":"a-guide-to-the-cost-of-living-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/a-guide-to-the-cost-of-living-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"A GUIDE TO THE COST OF LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a number of breath-taking natural scenery, South Africa makes a great destination for those searching for an adventurous outdoorsy lifestyle. Apart from the beautiful sceneries, the country has so much more to offer. With its vibrant cities, rich culture, amazing cuisine and of not to forget, great wine and relatively low cost of living, South Africa attracts a big number of expats every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s dive in and discover the cost of living of different cities in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before your move, you\u2019ll want to know how much life costs in South Africa. While the cost of living in South Africa is highly reasonable, it does vary from city to city, with Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg being the only cities in the South and also depending on the lifestyle and location you are opting for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cape Town<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The average cost of living in Cape Town for 1 person without rent will cost about ZAR8,700.46, while the average cost of living for a family of 4 will cost approximately ZAR30,569.89 with around ZAR1,195.33 on utilities for a 85m\u00b2 apartment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durban <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The average cost of living in Durban for 1 person without rent will cost about ZAR8,348.41, while the average cost of living for a family of 4 will cost approximately ZAR28,273 with around ZAR1,535.10 on utilities for a 85m\u00b2 apartment <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johannesburg <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The average cost of living in Johannesburg  for 1 person without rent will cost about ZAR9,389.56, while the average cost of living for a family of 4 will cost approximately ZAR32,914.84 with around ZAR1,493 on utilities for a 85m\u00b2 apartment<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With a number of breath-taking natural scenery, South Africa makes a great destination…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1481],"tags":[1490],"class_list":["post-11248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-guide","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbaggagenetwork.online\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}