Eight of the most expensive countries for South Africans to visit

The South African rand is in a less-than-ideal position when measured against some of the biggest currencies in the world.

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According to Jacaranda FM News, as of 23 May, the South African rand is trading at R18.30 to the American Dollar.

To make matters worse, the dollar isn't even the strongest currency in the world.

According to Business Tech, six other currencies trade even higher than the dollar, including the Kuwaiti Dinar, which is currently the strongest currency in the world.

It goes without saying that visiting these countries would be expensive for South Africans, but currency conversion does not always indicate the general cost of living.

To compile the list of countries that are most expensive for South Africans to visit, Business Tech also compared the cost of food, drinks, and travel to what you would pay locally in some other countries based on data by Numbeo.

Numbeo is one of the world's largest databases of user-contributed data regarding cities and countries worldwide.

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These are the measures that were used to compare South Africa and these countries:

• Cappuccino (restaurant): R34.44
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R150.00
• 500ml Draught Beer (restaurant): R40.00
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R20.00

Note: These comparisons focus more on travel and touring rather than general living costs, and conversions were done on 20 May 2024.

Switzerland

• R1 will buy you: 0.05 Swiss Francs
• Cappuccino: R96.51 (4.82 CHF)
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R498.77 (24.92 CHF)
• Draught Beer (500ml): R139.65 (6.98 CHF)
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R78.82 (3.94 CHF)

Denmark

• R1 will buy you: 0.38  Danish Krones
• Cappuccino: R105.56 (39.79 kr)
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R396.81 (149.58 kr)
• Draught Beer (500ml): R132.27 (49.86 kr)
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R39.68 (14.96 kr)

China (Hong Kong) 

• R1 will buy you: 0.43 Hong Kong Dollar
• Cappuccino: R96.38 (HK$41.28)
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R160.48 (HK$68.74)
• Draught Beer (500ml): R139.54 (HK$59.77)
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R23.28 (HK$9.97)

Kuwait

• R1 will buy you: 0.017 Kuwaiti Dinars (KWD)
• Cappuccino: R96.79 (1.63 KWD)
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R118.31 (2 KWD)
• Draught Beer (500ml): Banned (no Alcohol)
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R59.14 (1 KWD)

Oman

• R1 will buy you: 0.021 Omani Rials
• Cappuccino: R88.04 (1.86 OMR)
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R94.26 (1.99 OMR)
• Draught Beer (500ml): R188.52 (3.99 OMR)
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R14.15 (0.30 OMR)

United States of America (USA)

• R1 will buy you: 0.055 US dollars
• Cappuccino: R92.67 ($5.09)
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R362.80 ($19.92)
• Draught Beer (500ml): R108.84 ($5.98)
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R31.59 ($1.73)

Luxembourg

• R1 will buy you: 0.051 Euros
• Cappuccino: R72.56 (€3.67)
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R355.28 (€17.95)
• Draught Beer (500ml): R98.69 (€4.99)
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R59.22 (€2.99)

United Kingdom (UK)

• R1 will buy you: 0.043 Pounds Sterling
• Cappuccino: R73.36 (£3.17)
• Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one: R345.79 (£14.94)
• Draught Beer (500ml): R103.74 (£4.48)
• Average taxi trip (per kilometre): R28.58 (£1.24)

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