Food Prices in Cape Town, South Africa

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Western food types)

Milk (regular), (0.25 liter) 4.95 R
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (125.0 g) 4.72 R
Rice (white), (0.1 kg) 3.01 R
Eggs (regular) (2.4) 8.92 R
Local Cheese (0.1 kg) 14.55 R
Chicken Fillets (0.15 kg) 13.37 R
Beef Round (0.15 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 19.04 R
Apples (0.3 kg) 8.51 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 6.75 R
Oranges (0.3 kg) 8.01 R
Tomato (0.2 kg) 5.42 R
Potato (0.2 kg) 4.26 R
Onion (0.1 kg) 2.31 R
Lettuce (0.2 head) 3.94 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person107.76 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
3,340.64 R

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Asian food types)

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (50.0 g) 1.89 R
Rice (white), (0.25 kg) 7.53 R
Eggs (regular) (2.4) 8.92 R
Chicken Fillets (0.2 kg) 17.83 R
Beef Round (0.1 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 12.69 R
Apples (0.25 kg) 7.09 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 6.75 R
Oranges (0.15 kg) 4.0 R
Tomato (0.2 kg) 5.42 R
Potato (0.2 kg) 4.26 R
Onion (0.1 kg) 2.31 R
Lettuce (0.1 head) 1.97 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person80.67 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
2,500.92 R

Food prices

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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 74.88 R 56.74-105.99
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 17.13 R 11.34-19.96
Rice (white), (1 lb) 13.67 R 9.07-18.14
Eggs (regular) (12) 44.6 R 28.0-59.98
Local Cheese (1 lb) 65.99 R 45.35-90.72
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 40.44 R 27.22-58.97
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 57.57 R 38.56-81.65
Apples (1 lb) 12.87 R 8.16-15.88
Banana (1 lb) 12.25 R 7.71-18.14
Oranges (1 lb) 12.11 R 5.89-22.68
Tomato (1 lb) 12.3 R 8.16-15.88
Potato (1 lb) 9.67 R 4.54-20.41
Onion (1 lb) 10.46 R 7.71-14.51
Lettuce (1 head) 19.72 R 15.0-25.0
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1 Comments so far
Roswin Bisset on Sep 26, 2023:
I love South Africa and would love another holiday there - if I could afford it again!