Your USD goes less far in South Africa

−4.8% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,904.28 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 33,008 ZAR

That is 1,659 ZAR less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $100.53 today.

ZAR per 1 USD Then 17.33 · Today 16.50

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in South Africa

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

970 ZAR a night

1 fewer night

Costs you today: $58.77
Cost you 1 year ago: $55.96

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

1,700 ZAR a night

$4.93 more a night

Costs you today: $103.00
Cost you 1 year ago: $98.07

Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

56.90 ZAR a Big Mac

29 fewer Big Macs

Costs you today: $3.45
Cost you 1 year ago: $3.28

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

580 ZAR a dinner

2 fewer dinners

Costs you today: $35.14
Cost you 1 year ago: $33.46

Do Estimate

Museum entry

210 ZAR a ticket

7 fewer tickets

Costs you today: $12.72
Cost you 1 year ago: $12.12

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

990 ZAR a tour

1 fewer tour

Costs you today: $59.98
Cost you 1 year ago: $57.11

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

810 ZAR a ride

2 fewer rides

Costs you today: $49.08
Cost you 1 year ago: $46.73

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

660 ZAR a ticket

2 fewer tickets

Costs you today: $39.99
Cost you 1 year ago: $38.08

Rate history

ZAR per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
200 ZAR	$12.12	$11.54
1,000 ZAR	$60.59	$57.69
5,000 ZAR	$302.95	$288.45
20,000 ZAR	$1,211.81	$1,153.82

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)