🇿🇦 Prices in South Africa
101 products are priced in South Africa. The six-product standard basket costs $36.38 a month here — #4 of 33 countries where every basket product is priced, 45% above Indonesia. The median product costs 1% more here than its world median.
#4 of 33 countries where every basket product is priced
of a month of GNI per capita, PPP — 2.5× 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 $10.75
- Spotify R 69.99 $4.20
- YouTube R 81.99 $4.92
- Disney+ R 179 $10.75
- Apple Music R 79.99 $4.80
- Google One R 15.99 $0.96
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google One | $0.96 R 15.99 | −41% | #9 of 44 | 0.07% |
| Spotify | $4.20 R 69.99 | −35% | #13 of 50 | 0.32% |
| YouTube | $4.92 R 81.99 | −33% | #12 of 43 | 0.38% |
| Disney+ | $10.75 R 179 | −32% | #9 of 40 | 0.83% |
| Apple Music | $4.80 R 79.99 | −29% | #14 of 44 | 0.37% |
| Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition | $13.67 R 227.60 | −27% | #1 of 15 | — |
| HBO Max | $10.15 R 169 | −26% | #7 of 33 | 0.78% |
| Palworld | $16.22 R 270 | −25% | #17 of 52 | — |
| Terraria | $6.01 R 100 | −24% | #16 of 52 | — |
| Hollow Knight: Silksong | $11.11 R 185 | −23% | #17 of 52 | — |
| MECCHA CHAMELEON | $3.90 R 64.99 | −22% | #10 of 52 | — |
| Gemini | $14.36 R 239 | −20% | #13 of 37 | 1.10% |
| Stardew Valley | $9.55 R 159 | −19% | #21 of 52 | — |
| Rust | $23.97 R 399 | −17% | #20 of 52 | — |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | $41.99 R 699 | −17% | #11 of 37 | 3.23% |
| Netflix | $10.75 R 179 | −16% | #21 of 50 | 0.83% |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition | $66.01 R 1,099 | −16% | #4 of 26 | — |
| Nintendo Switch Online | $2.94 R 49 | −15% | #12 of 37 | 0.23% |
| ELDEN RING | $51.00 R 849 | −15% | #17 of 52 | — |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | $47.99 R 799 | −14% | #18 of 52 | — |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | $47.99 R 799 | −14% | #17 of 51 | — |
| PlayStation Plus | $7.75 R 129 | −14% | #10 of 37 | 0.60% |
| EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 | $78.09 R 1,300 | −13% | #10 of 26 | — |
| Resident Evil Requiem | $58.57 R 975 | −12% | #19 of 50 | — |
| Xbox Game Pass | $11.35 R 189 | −10% | #13 of 37 | 0.87% |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | $72.02 R 1,199 | −7% | #8 of 26 | — |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | $64.21 R 1,069 | −5% | #9 of 26 | — |
| Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition | $64.21 R 1,069 | −5% | #8 of 25 | — |
| Dead by Daylight | $17.42 R 289.99 | −4% | #22 of 51 | — |
| Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion | $75.63 R 1,259 | −4% | #11 of 25 | — |
| Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma | $75.63 R 1,259 | −4% | #11 of 25 | — |
| Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: | $65.95 R 1,098 | −4% | #11 of 26 | — |
| HITMAN World of Assassination – Signature Edition | $64.87 R 1,080 | −4% | #10 of 25 | — |
| Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land | $75.69 R 1,260 | −4% | #8 of 25 | — |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | $10.81 R 180 | −3% | #8 of 26 | — |
| Dynasty Warriors: Origins | $75.69 R 1,260 | −3% | #11 of 26 | — |
| MONSTER HUNTER RISE | $43.79 R 729 | −2% | #12 of 26 | — |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | $66.07 R 1,100 | −2% | #10 of 26 | — |
| Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar | $64.81 R 1,079 | −2% | #12 of 26 | — |
| Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds | $78.03 R 1,299 | 0% | #14 of 26 | — |
| Microsoft 365 | $9.55 R 159 | 0% | #20 of 37 | 0.73% |
| BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster | $44.99 R 749 | 0% | #23 of 26 | — |
| Shadowverse: Worlds BeyondApp | $90.10 R 1,500 | 0% | #11 of 19 | — |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Pokémon Legends: Z-A | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Pokémon Scarlet | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Pokémon Violet | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Splatoon 3 | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Super Mario Odyssey | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Super Mario Party Jamboree | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition | $67.82 R 1,129 | +1% | #19 of 25 | — |
| Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | $78.03 R 1,299 | +1% | #15 of 26 | — |
| Resident Evil Requiem | $90.04 R 1,499 | +1% | #23 of 25 | — |
| Sonic Frontiers – Definitive Edition | $57.00 R 949 | +2% | #22 of 25 | — |
| Yakuza 0 Director's Cut | $57.00 R 949 | +2% | #22 of 25 | — |
| Hades II | $32.44 R 540 | +2% | #14 of 26 | — |
| Donkey Kong Bananza | $79.83 R 1,329 | +2% | #21 of 26 | — |
| Split Fiction | $57.06 R 949.95 | +2% | #21 of 26 | — |
| PRAGMATA | $55.21 R 919.20 | +2% | #10 of 17 | — |
| Digimon Story Time Stranger | $78.03 R 1,299 | +2% | #16 of 26 | — |
| The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales | $78.03 R 1,299 | +2% | #16 of 26 | — |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | $79.83 R 1,329 | +2% | #23 of 26 | — |
| Mario Kart World | $91.84 R 1,529 | +2% | #24 of 26 | — |
| Hogwarts Legacy | $64.21 R 1,069 | +2% | #10 of 17 | — |
| DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake | $69.02 R 1,149 | +3% | #23 of 25 | — |
| Persona 3 Reload | $69.02 R 1,149 | +3% | #23 of 26 | — |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | $67.82 R 1,129 | +3% | #13 of 17 | — |
| FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE | $57.00 R 949 | +4% | #24 of 26 | — |
| Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | $51.00 R 849 | +4% | #35 of 52 | — |
| FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles | $69.02 R 1,149 | +4% | #25 of 26 | — |
| FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH | $69.02 R 1,149 | +4% | #25 of 26 | — |
| OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 | $69.02 R 1,149 | +4% | #25 of 26 | — |
| Subnautica 2 | $30.03 R 500 | +5% | #33 of 52 | — |
| NBA 2K26 | $72.02 R 1,199 | +7% | #21 of 25 | — |
| NordVPN | $4.75 R 79 | +7% | #28 of 37 | 0.37% |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | $64.57 R 1,075 | +8% | #31 of 51 | — |
| OnmyojiApp | $120 R 2,000 | +8% | #20 of 24 | — |
| Blue ArchiveApp | $9.01 R 149.99 | +9% | #18 of 21 | — |
| Forza Horizon 6 | $78.03 R 1,299 | +11% | #34 of 50 | — |
| DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined | $84.04 R 1,399 | +12% | #13 of 16 | — |
| Star Fox | $63.01 R 1,049 | +12% | #25 of 25 | — |
| Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer | $75.63 R 1,259 | +12% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | $75.63 R 1,259 | +12% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream | $75.63 R 1,259 | +12% | #25 of 25 | — |
| Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | $75.63 R 1,259 | +12% | #25 of 25 | — |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | $88.24 R 1,469 | +12% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Kirby Air Riders | $88.24 R 1,469 | +12% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Mario Tennis Fever | $88.24 R 1,469 | +12% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Pokémon Pokopia | $88.24 R 1,469 | +12% | #25 of 25 | — |
| Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 | $88.24 R 1,469 | +12% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition | $88.24 R 1,469 | +12% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | $101 R 1,679 | +12% | #26 of 26 | — |
| Clash of ClansApp | $12.01 R 199.99 | +13% | #12 of 15 | — |
| Clash RoyaleApp | $12.01 R 199.99 | +13% | #12 of 15 | — |
| MLB The Show 26 | $102 R 1,699 | +14% | #13 of 17 | — |
| God of War Ragnarök | $69.02 R 1,149 | +15% | #47 of 50 | — |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | $69.02 R 1,149 | +15% | #46 of 51 | — |
| DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH | $90.04 R 1,499 | +19% | #45 of 49 | — |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | $108 R 1,799 | +19% | #14 of 16 | — |
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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Connect a VPN to that country
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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 −20%
Streaming
6 priced · median −30%
Creative
1 priced · median −17%
Productivity
2 priced · median −20%
Security
1 priced · median +7%
Gaming services
3 priced · median −14%
PC games
18 priced · median −13%
Switch games
64 priced · median +2%
Mobile games
5 priced · median +9%
What is cheap in South Africa?
Google One (−41% against its world median), Spotify (−35% against its world median), YouTube (−33% against its world median), Disney+ (−32% against its world median), Apple Music (−29% against its world median).
What is expensive in South Africa?
Sid Meier's Civilization VII (+19%), DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH (+19%), Red Dead Redemption 2 (+15%), God of War Ragnarök (+15%), MLB The Show 26 (+14%).
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 2026-10-06, 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 2026-10-06. One figure per product and plan, chosen by the rule on the methodology page.