South Africa vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Africa Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$492
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1527
$387
💸 GDP per capita
$6253
$5181
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
61.5
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
36
🌐 English speaking %
31%
18%
🎓 Higher education
83
66
😀 Quality of life
37
42
🏙️ Population
62M
41.2M

The average cost of living in South Africa ($972) is 74% more expensive than in Ukraine ($559). South Africa ranked 90th vs 171st for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in South Africa compared to 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 124th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in South Africa vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for South Africa and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

South Africa Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.2
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$867
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$5.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.47%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$1268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$888
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$9.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.36
$4.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$4.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.65
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$203
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4974
$5046

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$1079
4.43M
Cape Town
$1120
3.78M
Soweto
$971
1.27M
Pretoria
$909
742K
Pietermaritzburg
$674
839K
Rustenburg
$943
550K
Durban
$834
595K
Randburg
$874
337K
Centurion
$838
237K
East London
$703
267K
Sandton
$997
222K
Port Elizabeth
$970
312K
Benoni
$822
159K
Kroonstad
$788
169K
Springs
$696
122K
Klerksdorp
$689
187K
Kimberley
$859
225K
Bloemfontein
$696
256K
Paarl
$850
112K
Vereeniging
$717
99K
Vanderbijlpark
$768
95.8K
Mthatha
$862
96.1K
Potchefstroom
$717
149K
Uitenhage
$901
104K
Komani
$953
68.9K
George
$790
157K
Middelburg
$841
87.3K
Bethal
$819
60.8K
Upington
$741
121K
Brits
$848
53.5K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$795
2.95M
Kharkiv
$503
1.42M
Odesa
$532
1.01M
Dnipro
$679
969K
Lviv
$665
717K
Zaporizhia
$405
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$516
604K
Mykolaiv
$375
470K
Kherson
$416
279K
Luhansk
$508
418K
Mariupol
$491
449K
Vinnytsia
$545
370K
Chernivtsi
$515
265K
Poltava
$473
283K
Sumy
$449
266K
Chernihiv
$422
287K
Zhytomyr
$529
262K
Donetsk
$456
902K
Cherkasy
$432
270K
Rivne
$418
245K
Ternopil
$457
225K
Kamianske
$576
227K
Kropyvnytskyi
$514
227K
Lutsk
$487
216K
Kremenchuk
$421
215K
Bila Tserkva
$420
209K
Khmelnytskyi
$490
274K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$501
238K
Horlivka
$546
257K
Melitopol
$513
149K