South
Africa is still on the cheaper side of travel destinations,
but prices have increased alot over the last 5 years. Reasons
being a very high cost of living vs
rates of pay, making life difficult for many South
Africans. Below is a short guide to give you an idea of the
current average prices of some random items in order to give
you a better idea of what you will need to budget for your
trip.
Some basic things and their prices in
SA
litre
of petrol
small bottle of beer
souvenir t-shirt
street snack
litre of bottled water
kilo of mangoes
loaf of bread
taxi price /KM
R8.50
R12
R150
R5
R7.50
R12
R8
R10/km
can
of local beer
hamburger and chips
20 pack cigarettes
bottle of wine
car hire per day
surfboard
intercity flight
intercity bus
