🇿🇦 Prices in South Africa
147 products are priced in South Africa. The six-product standard basket costs $36.67 a month here — #4 of 32 countries where every basket product is priced, 47% above Indonesia. The median product costs 3% more here than its world median.
#4 of 32 countries where every basket product is priced
of a month of GNI per capita, PPP — 3.3× what the same basket takes from an American
Ten products, one month
The same six everyday subscriptions in every country that prices all of them, so one country can be set against another without picking a favourite.
- Netflix R 179 $10.83
- Spotify R 69.99 $4.24
- YouTube R 81.99 $4.96
- Disney+ R 179 $10.83
- Apple Music R 79.99 $4.84
- Google One R 15.99 $0.97
Where South Africa is cheap, and where it is not
The 20 products furthest from their world median here, cheapest first. The flag is South Africa, the faint dots every other country.
Everything priced in South Africa
One figure per product, in the local currency and in dollars, with what it takes from a month of local income.
| Product | Price here | vs world median | Rank | Income share |
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| Google One | $0.97 R 15.99 | −40% | #9 of 44 | 0.07% |
| Spotify | $4.24 R 69.99 | −35% | #13 of 50 | 0.33% |
| YouTube | $4.96 R 81.99 | −33% | #13 of 43 | 0.38% |
| Disney+ | $10.83 R 179 | −32% | #9 of 39 | 0.83% |
| Apple Music | $4.84 R 79.99 | −28% | #15 of 44 | 0.37% |
| 007 First Light | $42.30 R 699 | −28% | #16 of 51 | — |
| Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition | $13.77 R 227.60 | −27% | #1 of 15 | — |
| HBO Max | $10.23 R 169 | −25% | #8 of 34 | 0.79% |
| Palworld | $16.34 R 270 | −25% | #17 of 52 | — |
| Terraria | $6.05 R 100 | −25% | #16 of 52 | — |
| Hollow Knight: Silksong | $11.20 R 185 | −24% | #17 of 52 | — |
| MECCHA CHAMELEON | $3.93 R 64.99 | −22% | #10 of 52 | — |
| Rust | $24.15 R 399 | −18% | #21 of 52 | — |
| Stardew Valley | $9.62 R 159 | −18% | #21 of 52 | — |
| Gemini | $14.46 R 239 | −18% | #13 of 37 | 1.11% |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | $42.30 R 699 | −16% | #11 of 37 | 3.25% |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition | $66.51 R 1,099 | −15% | #4 of 26 | — |
| Netflix | $10.83 R 179 | −15% | #21 of 50 | 0.83% |
| ELDEN RING | $51.38 R 849 | −14% | #17 of 52 | — |
| Nintendo Switch Online | $2.97 R 49 | −14% | #13 of 37 | 0.23% |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | $48.36 R 799 | −14% | #19 of 52 | — |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | $48.36 R 799 | −13% | #17 of 51 | — |
| PlayStation Plus | $7.81 R 129 | −13% | #10 of 37 | 0.60% |
| EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 | $78.67 R 1,300 | −12% | #10 of 26 | — |
| Resident Evil Requiem | $59.01 R 975 | −12% | #19 of 50 | — |
| Xbox Game Pass | $11.44 R 189 | −9% | #13 of 37 | 0.88% |
| Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds | $39.88 R 659 | −8% | #10 of 26 | — |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | $72.56 R 1,199 | −6% | #8 of 26 | — |
| Dead by Daylight | $17.55 R 289.99 | −4% | #22 of 51 | — |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | $64.70 R 1,069 | −4% | #9 of 26 | — |
| Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition | $64.70 R 1,069 | −4% | #8 of 25 | — |
| Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion | $76.19 R 1,259 | −3% | #11 of 25 | — |
| Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma | $76.19 R 1,259 | −3% | #11 of 25 | — |
| Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land | $76.25 R 1,260 | −3% | #8 of 25 | — |
| HITMAN World of Assassination – Signature Edition | $65.36 R 1,080 | −3% | #10 of 25 | — |
| Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: | $66.45 R 1,098 | −3% | #11 of 26 | — |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | $10.89 R 180 | −3% | #9 of 26 | — |
| Dynasty Warriors: Origins | $76.25 R 1,260 | −2% | #12 of 26 | — |
| Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar | $65.30 R 1,079 | −1% | #12 of 26 | — |
| EA SPORTS FC 27 | $78.67 R 1,300 | −1% | #17 of 34 | — |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | $66.57 R 1,100 | −1% | #11 of 26 | — |
| MONSTER HUNTER RISE | $44.12 R 729 | −1% | #13 of 26 | — |
| Microsoft 365 | $9.62 R 159 | +1% | #20 of 37 | 0.74% |
| Hogwarts Legacy | $60.46 R 999 | +1% | #32 of 51 | — |
| BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster | $45.33 R 749 | +1% | #23 of 26 | — |
| Resident Evil Requiem | $90.72 R 1,499 | +1% | #22 of 25 | — |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | $90.72 R 1,499 | +1% | #27 of 34 | — |
| Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | $78.62 R 1,299 | +1% | #23 of 26 | — |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Pokémon Legends: Z-A | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Pokémon Scarlet | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Pokémon Violet | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Splatoon 3 | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Super Mario Odyssey | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Super Mario Party Jamboree | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition | $68.33 R 1,129 | +2% | #19 of 25 | — |
| Hades II | $32.68 R 540 | +2% | #14 of 26 | — |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | $72.56 R 1,199 | +2% | #27 of 50 | — |
| 007 First Light | $71.35 R 1,179 | +2% | #26 of 47 | — |
| Battlefield 6 | $78.67 R 1,300 | +2% | #18 of 34 | — |
| Shadowverse: Worlds BeyondApp | $90.78 R 1,500 | +2% | #12 of 19 | — |
| Digimon Story Time Stranger | $78.62 R 1,299 | +2% | #24 of 26 | — |
| The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales | $78.62 R 1,299 | +2% | #24 of 26 | — |
| Sonic Frontiers – Definitive Edition | $57.43 R 949 | +2% | #21 of 25 | — |
| Yakuza 0 Director's Cut | $57.43 R 949 | +2% | #22 of 25 | — |
| Donkey Kong Bananza | $80.43 R 1,329 | +2% | #22 of 26 | — |
| Split Fiction | $57.49 R 949.95 | +3% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | $45.33 R 749 | +3% | #28 of 34 | — |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | $80.43 R 1,329 | +3% | #23 of 26 | — |
| Mario Kart World | $92.53 R 1,529 | +3% | #23 of 26 | — |
| DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake | $69.54 R 1,149 | +3% | #23 of 25 | — |
| Persona 3 Reload | $69.54 R 1,149 | +3% | #24 of 26 | — |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | $78.67 R 1,300 | +4% | #19 of 34 | — |
| Battlefield 6 | $72.62 R 1,200 | +4% | #30 of 51 | — |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | $72.62 R 1,200 | +4% | #31 of 51 | — |
| EA SPORTS FC 27 | $72.62 R 1,200 | +4% | #29 of 50 | — |
| FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE | $57.43 R 949 | +4% | #24 of 26 | — |
| Hogwarts Legacy | $64.70 R 1,069 | +4% | #10 of 17 | — |
| Hogwarts Legacy | $75.59 R 1,249 | +4% | #24 of 42 | — |
| Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | $51.38 R 849 | +4% | #35 of 52 | — |
| Grand Theft Auto V | $45.33 R 749 | +5% | #26 of 33 | — |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | $68.33 R 1,129 | +5% | #14 of 17 | — |
| FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles | $69.54 R 1,149 | +5% | #25 of 26 | — |
| FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH | $69.54 R 1,149 | +5% | #25 of 26 | — |
| OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 | $69.54 R 1,149 | +5% | #25 of 26 | — |
| Battlefield 6 | $78.67 R 1,300 | +5% | #23 of 40 | — |
| EA SPORTS FC 27 | $78.67 R 1,300 | +5% | #23 of 40 | — |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +6% | #27 of 34 | — |
| Subnautica 2 | $30.26 R 500 | +6% | #33 of 52 | — |
| Hogwarts Legacy | $78.62 R 1,299 | +6% | #24 of 40 | — |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | $69.54 R 1,149 | +7% | #27 of 34 | — |
| Borderlands 4 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +7% | #27 of 34 | — |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | $45.33 R 749 | +7% | #33 of 40 | — |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | $65.06 R 1,075 | +7% | #30 of 50 | — |
| NBA 2K26 | $72.56 R 1,199 | +8% | #21 of 25 | — |
| NordVPN | $4.78 R 79 | +8% | #28 of 37 | 0.37% |
| NBA 2K26 | $75.59 R 1,249 | +8% | #30 of 50 | — |
| NBA 2K27 | $75.59 R 1,249 | +8% | #31 of 51 | — |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | $78.67 R 1,300 | +8% | #25 of 40 | — |
| PRAGMATA | $69.54 R 1,149 | +8% | #15 of 17 | — |
| NBA 2K26 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +8% | #28 of 34 | — |
| OnmyojiApp | $121 R 2,000 | +8% | #20 of 24 | — |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | $90.72 R 1,499 | +9% | #34 of 40 | — |
| Grand Theft Auto V | $45.33 R 749 | +11% | #34 of 40 | — |
| Forza Horizon 6 | $78.62 R 1,299 | +11% | #35 of 40 | — |
| Forza Horizon 6 | $78.62 R 1,299 | +11% | #38 of 48 | — |
| DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined | $84.67 R 1,399 | +12% | #14 of 16 | — |
| 007 First Light | $78.62 R 1,299 | +12% | #35 of 40 | — |
| Borderlands 4 | $78.62 R 1,299 | +12% | #45 of 50 | — |
| Forza Horizon 6 | $78.62 R 1,299 | +12% | #45 of 50 | — |
| Blue ArchiveApp | $9.08 R 149.99 | +12% | #18 of 21 | — |
| Resident Evil Requiem | $90.72 R 1,499 | +13% | #29 of 34 | — |
| Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer | $76.19 R 1,259 | +13% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | $76.19 R 1,259 | +13% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream | $76.19 R 1,259 | +13% | #25 of 25 | — |
| Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | $76.19 R 1,259 | +13% | #25 of 25 | — |
| Star Fox | $63.49 R 1,049 | +13% | #25 of 25 | — |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | $88.90 R 1,469 | +13% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Kirby Air Riders | $88.90 R 1,469 | +13% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Mario Tennis Fever | $88.90 R 1,469 | +13% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Pokémon Pokopia | $88.90 R 1,469 | +13% | #25 of 25 | — |
| Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 | $88.90 R 1,469 | +13% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition | $88.90 R 1,469 | +13% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | $102 R 1,679 | +13% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Clash of ClansApp | $12.10 R 199.99 | +14% | #12 of 15 | — |
| Clash RoyaleApp | $12.10 R 199.99 | +14% | #12 of 15 | — |
| Grand Theft Auto V | $51.38 R 849 | +14% | #46 of 51 | — |
| MLB The Show 26 | $103 R 1,699 | +15% | #13 of 17 | — |
| Marvel's Wolverine | $90.72 R 1,499 | +15% | #34 of 39 | — |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | $69.54 R 1,149 | +15% | #34 of 40 | — |
| Borderlands 4 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +16% | #34 of 40 | — |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | $45.33 R 749 | +16% | #48 of 52 | — |
| God of War Ragnarök | $69.54 R 1,149 | +16% | #48 of 50 | — |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | $69.54 R 1,149 | +16% | #46 of 51 | — |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +16% | #34 of 40 | — |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +16% | #34 of 40 | — |
| NBA 2K26 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +16% | #34 of 40 | — |
| Ghost of Yōtei | $90.72 R 1,499 | +16% | #35 of 40 | — |
| NBA 2K27 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +17% | #34 of 40 | — |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +17% | #36 of 43 | — |
| DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH | $90.72 R 1,499 | +19% | #44 of 48 | — |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +20% | #44 of 50 | — |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | $109 R 1,799 | +20% | #15 of 16 | — |
| Resident Evil Requiem | $90.72 R 1,499 | +22% | #35 of 39 | — |
| NBA 2K27 | $90.72 R 1,499 | +24% | #37 of 43 | — |
App marks a price paid in the iPhone app (App Store), which is often higher than the vendor's own website; every other price is the vendor's website or its own store. Each product is compared country to country in one channel only.
How to pay another country’s price
South Africa sits close to the world median, so the saving depends on the product.
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Pick the country
Open the product’s page: it names the cheapest country for that product, and the next one as a fallback.
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Which kinds of product are dear here
Categories ranked by how this market sits against each product’s world median.
AI
1 priced · median −18%
Streaming
6 priced · median −30%
Creative
1 priced · median −16%
Productivity
2 priced · median −20%
Security
1 priced · median +8%
Gaming services
3 priced · median −13%
PC games
30 priced · median +4%
Switch games
64 priced · median +2%
PS5 games
18 priced · median +14%
Xbox games
16 priced · median +5%
Mobile games
5 priced · median +12%
What has changed in South Africa
Every move we hold for this market, dated when the source published it or we first read it.
- 2026-10-17 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in South Africa · Switch Edition
R 1,299 → R 659 -49.3%
What is cheap in South Africa?
Google One (−40% against its world median), Spotify (−35% against its world median), YouTube (−33% against its world median), Disney+ (−32% against its world median), Apple Music (−28% against its world median).
What is expensive in South Africa?
NBA 2K27 (+24%), Resident Evil Requiem (+22%), Sid Meier's Civilization VII (+20%), Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (+20%), DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH (+19%).
Are these prices in ZAR?
Yes — the local figure under each dollar price is the vendor's or storefront's own listing in ZAR. The dollar figure is our conversion at the exchange rates of 2026-10-17, the same rates for every country.
How do these prices compare with local incomes?
GNI per capita, PPP, in South Africa is $15,600 (World Bank, 2025), so one month is about $1300. The standard basket takes 2.8% of that.
Local prices in ZAR. Last read 2026-10-17. One figure per product and plan, chosen by the rule on the methodology page.