Food Prices in Cape Town, South Africa

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

Milk (regular), (0.25 liter) 5.15 R
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (125.00 g) 4.76 R
Rice (white), (0.10 kg) 3.15 R
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 8.66 R
Local Cheese (0.10 kg) 14.76 R
Chicken Fillets (0.15 kg) 13.48 R
Beef Round (0.15 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 19.78 R
Apples (0.30 kg) 8.35 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 6.64 R
Oranges (0.30 kg) 8.17 R
Tomato (0.20 kg) 5.58 R
Potato (0.20 kg) 3.92 R
Onion (0.10 kg) 2.08 R
Lettuce (0.20 head) 3.79 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person108.27 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
3,356.46 R

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

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (50.00 g) 1.90 R
Rice (white), (0.25 kg) 7.87 R
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 8.66 R
Chicken Fillets (0.20 kg) 17.97 R
Beef Round (0.10 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 13.19 R
Apples (0.25 kg) 6.96 R
Banana (0.25 kg) 6.64 R
Oranges (0.15 kg) 4.08 R
Tomato (0.20 kg) 5.58 R
Potato (0.20 kg) 3.92 R
Onion (0.10 kg) 2.08 R
Lettuce (0.10 head) 1.89 R
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person80.76 R
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
2,503.42 R

Food prices

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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 78.00 R 56.78-113.56
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 17.28 R 11.34-25.40
Rice (white), (1 lb) 14.28 R 8.62-20.41
Eggs (regular) (12) 43.29 R 26.00-60.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 66.95 R 45.36-90.72
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 40.75 R 27.22-58.97
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 59.83 R 40.82-81.65
Apples (1 lb) 12.63 R 8.16-18.14
Banana (1 lb) 12.05 R 7.26-19.05
Oranges (1 lb) 12.35 R 5.90-26.76
Tomato (1 lb) 12.65 R 8.16-15.88
Potato (1 lb) 8.90 R 4.54-20.41
Onion (1 lb) 9.45 R 5.90-13.61
Lettuce (1 head) 18.93 R 13.99-25.00
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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!