Cost of Living vs. South Africa?

Question

Further to the question regarding the Mcdonalds Burger:

What is the cost in the UK, US, Germany (cakes) or any other countries (Hennie, CAT, Darth) for the following items (compared to South Africa)

Lamb: R49.50 per KG ($6.10 per KG)

Loaf of Bread: R6.69 ($0.82)

Banana's per KG: R6.95 ($0.86 per KG)

LRG Packet of Fritos (Crisps) R7.50 ($0.92 per PKT)

Bacon: R22.85 per 250g ($2.81 per PKT)

Peter Stuvesant Blue R19.49 per 20 ($2.40per 20)

Petrol Per Litre: R9.84 ($1.21 per ltr)

Pantene Shampoo (wife) R21.69 ($2.67 per bottle)

24 Jumbo Eggs R21.49 ($2.65 per 24)

New Shape Audi 2.0T +/-R320 000 ($39408)

How does South Africa compare?

Anything else of interest that you want to compare?

Answer 1

who cares!!!

Answer 2

It seems that SA is still cheaper than where I live in Israel.

Lamb: R300/kg

Loaf of Bread: R12

Banana's per KG: R16/kg

LRG Packet of Fritos (Crisps) R15

Bacon: R80 per 250gr

Peter Stuvesant Blue R32

Petrol Per Litre: R16/liter

Pantene Shampoo  R35

24 Jumbo Eggs R50

Rice R26/kg

Answer 3

Hey Slipperman,

I'm from Turkey as you aren't interested. I don't know the prices very well. Petrol is more expensive in Turkey and the loaf of Bread is cheaper (of course it gets more expensive if it's organic or something) and the others are almost same.

Answer 4

My prices are all in Euros and Euro cents.

Lamb:  About 20 Euros a kg

Loaf of Bread:   59c to 1,39 Euros

Banana's per KG: 1 Euro to 1,29 Euros

LRG Packet of Fritos (Crisps) We don´t have Fritos, but Pringles is 1,59 Euros

Bacon:  1,29 Euros/100g

Peter Stuvesant Blue  4 Euros for 20

Petrol Per Litre:  1,51 Euros for Petrol and 1,47 for Diesel

Pantene Shampoo - No idea

R21.49 1,29 Euros /10 medium size

New Shape Audi 2.0T  No Idea, this one costs 31 000 Euros:

http://www.ciao.de/Audi_A3_Sportback_2_0...

Cooking Oil - 0,99 Euro Cents for 750 ml

Potatoes - 1,59 Euros/kg

Apples 2,49 Euros/kg

Tomatoes 1,59 to 2,99/Euros/kg

Radish 0,49 Euro cents a bunch

Cheese (cheapest Gouda) from 4,90 to about 6 Euros a Kg

Nutella 3,49 Euros for 750g

M&M´s  2 Euros to 2,79 for 210/260g bag

Coca cola - 0,89 Euro cents a litre, 2litre 1,39 Euros

Beef mince 4,99 Euros /kg

Cucumber 0,59 Euro cents

Spanspek, Honey Melon, Galia Melon 1,89 to 2,49 Euros each

Milk full cream 3,5% 0,64 Euro cents

Spaghetti -  cheapest 0,59 Euro cents

Pineapple 1,99 Euro

Nescafe Classic  - 5,99 Euro for 200g jar

Johnny Walker Red - 12,99 /700ml

Beer - 12,99 Euro case of 24 x0,33ml bottles (Becks)

Answer 5

In Stellenbosch

Lamb: R84 per KG

Chicken: R38 per KG

Loaf of Bread: R6.00

Bacon: R22 per 250g

Petrol Per Litre: R9.84

Shampoo : R36/bottle

24 Jumbo Eggs : R28

2.5kg flour: R24

2.5kg sugar: R17

Bake Beans in a tin: R6

Washing Powder: R56 for 2 kg

Chocolate slabs- cadburys: R7

Nescafe: R40

Answer 6

Here is a link to an online grocer store in New Zealand that you will find easy to see prices. There are cheaper stores in New Zealand (Pack n Save) that is a no frills chain.

Petrol in NZ is $2.06 per litre R6.

But then what price do you put onto safety and a peaceful living, with a future for your family.

Answer 7

In Taiwan :

Lamb : Very expensive as it is imported from Australia but we pay $1400/kg (R300)

Bread : R5 ($25)

Bananas : R6.60 per kg.

Crisps (Dorito's) R5 - $(At a 7-11 a bit cheaper at a supermarket)

Bacon : R30/kg (pork is very cheap at the market you pay R20/kg )

Dunhill : R8

Marlboro: R12

Petrol : 95 octane : R6.92 per ltr

Eggs: 60c per egg 24 eggs R14.40 - wow quite expensive

Audi : No idea of new car prices but it its in the millions.

Beer : R4.40 Taiwan beer Heineken : R6

Wiskey : R120 per bottle.

Chicken: R30/kg of the deboned drumstick.  

                 Whole chicken including head and feet : R24/kg

Hennie can also give prices as he lives in the big city and we live out in the platterland so our meat is much cheaper as we get it straight from the farm.

Answer 8

In Pretoria:

Lamb: R69 per KG

Chicken: R44 per KG

Loaf of Bread: R8.00

Banana's per KG: R16 for 1.5kg

LRG Packet of Fritos (Crisps) R7.50

Bacon: R18 per 250g

Petrol Per Litre: R9.84 ($1.21 per ltr)

Shampoo : R25/bottle

24 Jumbo Eggs : R25

2.5kg flour: R22

2.5kg sugar: R18

Bake Beans in a tin: R4

Washing Powder: R56 for 2 kg

Chocolate slabs- cadburys: R7

Nescafe: R40