Wow, things definitely seem a bit more affordable in SA. I can't believe that you can find a seaview rental for $800-$900 a month. That would be lovely. Also, it was very interesting to hear about national deductions for healthcare. So much new information. Thanks for sharing!
Comparing to $ or Big Macs only makes sense if you also normalise pay. Take someone like a nurse. They earn about R300k a year (around 6,400 Big Macs a year). In Australia the same nurse would earn about $A80k a year (around 12,500 Big Macs a year). In USA, around $US83k a year (around 15,500 Big Macs a year).
Coffee in Aus is $4.50 , Beer about $7 , Rental for 2 bed on average $650 per a week Fuel $1.70 per litre .NZ is slightly more expensive than Aus., Big Mac is about $11 . Eating out is a lot more expensive than SA.
Wow! KZN is even more appealing seeing the cost of things. Travelling through South America the prices feel a lot higher here than South Africa. I would drink so much coffee at that price though! 😂 even fuel prices look good.
Haha, no way!! I always thought South America would be cheaper than here 😅 We know it’s all relative to salary, but our whole country is up in arms about our high fuel prices lately…so can’t believe it’s even more expensive in other countries 😳 Apparently it’s a lot cheaper in our neighbouring countries though 😉
So interesting to see the costs of things! Canada seems to have much higher prices... especially for gas and rents for apartments. And our internet and phone plans are so expensive! Even our eggs are over $3.00 for a 12pk. Definitely very informative... even our Big Mac meals are so much more expensive... and that's factoring in our Canadian/US exchange. Maybe we need to move! Haha.
Comparing prices in different countries is always so interesting to us. We tend to feel like things are expensive here, but when we hear about prices in other countries, we appreciate things here a little bit more 😅
If you live in a country then it makes more sense to compare prices to your salary/wages. Directly comparing prices makes no sense. ie. what really matters is how many Big Macs (or whatever) you can buy with your salary. South African salaries are extremely low.
@@cccmmm1234 yes, costs are relative to salary, which we tried to do without sharing our actual salaries 👍 however, a lot of tourists from abroad watch our videos, in fact, a couple from the Netherlands that’s been watching our videos are in SA right now, so these prices give them a good idea of how far their €$£ will stretch. And they definitely compare prices directly.
@@BeingBedingfield You will probably travel with Qantas via Sydney. Please allow a few days in this beautiful city before the next leg of your journey to NZ ..... guaranteed you will love it!
Definitely cheaper there than the UK. Fuel here is average £1.89 a liter exchange pounds to rand is 23 to 1 equals £1 here will give R23 .medium big mac meal here is £6.50 so in rands that is R149 .south africa definitely cheaper to live that the uk .I grew up in south africa 17 years was there in kempton Park near j burg ...Good video im definitely thinking of returning to s.a 👍
Left South africa October 1986 and came back to uk. Cause of family death .but am going to move to s.a once my kids have finished college here I now live on West Coast of England little place called weston super mare near Bristol
So sorry to see that you are moving to NZ. Have been enjoying your video's. Will you share the reasons that you are moving and do you think that you'll be back?
Great Video, you two. No, I would not say spoilt, convenient yes, the people serving you are rendering a service which they are getting paid for, and which you have just paid. You deserve that right. I left South Africa for Asia in 2004, when 1Kg, of chicken, was R26.40. Where I am now I buy 1Kg for R12.69/Kg. in Asia. South Africa still stays my home, used to own a beautiful home in Ballito Bay, KZN. Still have family in Umhlanga Rocks, KZN.
@@BeingBedingfield Hello you guys. I am living in the Land of Smiles, Thailand. Esan district of KHON KAEN. I have been here for twelve years, a beautiful country with lovely people, unfortunately, the old bad one has now started to take its toll, CRIME. Before you could leave your house open, and nothing would happen, but today it is changing. I miss home and all the friends and commodities like braai, Bols Brandy, and many other things. Just remember. that when you move to NZ, your heart will stay in SA, believe me. All goes well with you two over there and keep those videos coming. Thanks again for the response, well appreciated.
Hey guys! I was quite surprised by the cost of living in SA. I like that you started with the important items... ☕ and 🍺 😁 I don't think I am going to tell Skylar how much the beer costs there...he would drink way too much 😆 here a craft beer is between $5 and $7 ...and a flight is typically $10 to $12!
Beers in The City (London) some pubs are charging £9.50 for a Lager. 2 litres full cream milk £1.45, petrol £1.71, quilted loo paper £2.99 for 9, steak is approx £18 ina supermarket, £20 odd at the butcher
I hadn't seen any of your video's for a while and then the live stream of Craig cooking in the kitchen popped up and the talk of the move to New Zealand.
We haven’t experienced any water cuts this year, and our electricity is included in our rent, so we don’t know what the impact on cost is with all the power cuts, but from what we’ve heard, people’s water & elec bills are still the same, even when there are cuts 🤷🏻♀️
Wow, things definitely seem a bit more affordable in SA. I can't believe that you can find a seaview rental for $800-$900 a month. That would be lovely. Also, it was very interesting to hear about national deductions for healthcare. So much new information. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching guys.
American and European tourists definitely have a great time in SA, as those currencies goes so far here 😅
Comparing to $ or Big Macs only makes sense if you also normalise pay.
Take someone like a nurse. They earn about R300k a year (around 6,400 Big Macs a year).
In Australia the same nurse would earn about $A80k a year (around 12,500 Big Macs a year).
In USA, around $US83k a year (around 15,500 Big Macs a year).
Really going to miss the SA content!
🥹🥹 so will we 😥 we’ll try and do as much as possible SA content before we leave 🇿🇦🤗
Coffee in Aus is $4.50 , Beer about $7 , Rental for 2 bed on average $650 per a week Fuel $1.70 per litre .NZ is slightly more expensive than Aus., Big Mac is about $11 . Eating out is a lot more expensive than SA.
Hi Dave, from our research we’ve seen how expensive NZ is 🙈 It’s going to be a huge adjustment 😅
Yes everything is way more expensive in Australia!!
we are really fortunate in sa, if only the government got its act together
Imagine! This country is beautiful and has so much potential!
Wow! KZN is even more appealing seeing the cost of things. Travelling through South America the prices feel a lot higher here than South Africa. I would drink so much coffee at that price though! 😂 even fuel prices look good.
Haha, no way!! I always thought South America would be cheaper than here 😅
We know it’s all relative to salary, but our whole country is up in arms about our high fuel prices lately…so can’t believe it’s even more expensive in other countries 😳 Apparently it’s a lot cheaper in our neighbouring countries though 😉
So interesting to see the costs of living in KZN from your perspective. Thanks for the Video!
Thanks so much William 😊
So interesting to see the costs of things! Canada seems to have much higher prices... especially for gas and rents for apartments. And our internet and phone plans are so expensive! Even our eggs are over $3.00 for a 12pk. Definitely very informative... even our Big Mac meals are so much more expensive... and that's factoring in our Canadian/US exchange. Maybe we need to move! Haha.
Comparing prices in different countries is always so interesting to us. We tend to feel like things are expensive here, but when we hear about prices in other countries, we appreciate things here a little bit more 😅
If you live in a country then it makes more sense to compare prices to your salary/wages. Directly comparing prices makes no sense.
ie. what really matters is how many Big Macs (or whatever) you can buy with your salary.
South African salaries are extremely low.
@@cccmmm1234 yes, costs are relative to salary, which we tried to do without sharing our actual salaries 👍 however, a lot of tourists from abroad watch our videos, in fact, a couple from the Netherlands that’s been watching our videos are in SA right now, so these prices give them a good idea of how far their €$£ will stretch. And they definitely compare prices directly.
We plan on going back to SA for a little holiday. We haven't been back for 6 years so this is a good update on prices!
Aw, that would be so amazing 🤗
Very nice sharing my dear respected friend full support and Big likes from Ahmed Ali Nizamani 💕❤️🥰
Thanks so much for watching 💕
You will find NZ horrendously expensive after SA for almost everything. Best wishes.
Yeah, we’ve looked it up 🙈😅
@@BeingBedingfield You will probably travel with Qantas via Sydney. Please allow a few days in this beautiful city before the next leg of your journey to NZ ..... guaranteed you will love it!
Definitely cheaper there than the UK. Fuel here is average £1.89 a liter exchange pounds to rand is 23 to 1 equals £1 here will give R23 .medium big mac meal here is £6.50 so in rands that is R149 .south africa definitely cheaper to live that the uk .I grew up in south africa 17 years was there in kempton Park near j burg ...Good video im definitely thinking of returning to s.a 👍
Thanks so much for watching and sharing some of the prices in the UK. And we thought fuel was getting expensive here 😱
Good morning thanks for replying we could for hours on here about costs between uk and s.a lol take care many thanks gary
Where in Kempton?
Glen Marais, Norkem Park...
@@brandonclark6024 edleen kempton Park I went to sir pierre van rynaveld high school .then we built our own house in jannie roux Road norkem Park..
Left South africa October 1986 and came back to uk. Cause of family death .but am going to move to s.a once my kids have finished college here I now live on West Coast of England little place called weston super mare near Bristol
Thanks for the informative video,
I love our province KZN
Thanks for watching Racheal. KZN is beautiful 😊
So sorry to see that you are moving to NZ. Have been enjoying your video's. Will you share the reasons that you are moving and do you think that you'll be back?
Hi Anne, Craig got an awesome job opportunity and we decided to accept 😊 and we’re excited for a new adventure 😁
Great Video, you two. No, I would not say spoilt, convenient yes, the people serving you are rendering a service which they are getting paid for, and which you have just paid. You deserve that right. I left South Africa for Asia in 2004, when 1Kg, of chicken, was R26.40. Where I am now I buy 1Kg for R12.69/Kg. in Asia. South Africa still stays my home, used to own a beautiful home in Ballito Bay, KZN. Still have family in Umhlanga Rocks, KZN.
I’m sure you loved living in Ballito! Where in Asia have you been staying?
@@BeingBedingfield Hello you guys. I am living in the Land of Smiles, Thailand. Esan district of KHON KAEN. I have been here for twelve years, a beautiful country with lovely people, unfortunately, the old bad one has now started to take its toll, CRIME. Before you could leave your house open, and nothing would happen, but today it is changing. I miss home and all the friends and commodities like braai, Bols Brandy, and many other things. Just remember. that when you move to NZ, your heart will stay in SA, believe me. All goes well with you two over there and keep those videos coming. Thanks again for the response, well appreciated.
More videos about ballito please !!
The town of Ballito?? Thanks
Yet you are leaving us guys😔😔 I need a job too but I don't see myself leaving SA. You guys were representing KZN very well we're gonna miss you
Awww, we’ll definitely miss creating content in our beautiful KZN 🥹
My gran in KZN loved to remind us that the Rand used to be worth more than the USD. Imagine paying $71 for a Big Mac meal!
😳 imagine!
R71 rand not us doller lol
R71 rand is like $4
Vary good for information
Ballito is a beautiful place
Yeah, we love Ballito 🤩
Hey guys! I was quite surprised by the cost of living in SA. I like that you started with the important items... ☕ and 🍺 😁
I don't think I am going to tell Skylar how much the beer costs there...he would drink way too much 😆 here a craft beer is between $5 and $7 ...and a flight is typically $10 to $12!
😱😱😱 That’s a lot! From our research, New Zealand is also going to be expensive, but at least we’ll earn in their currency 😅
Very nice!
Unfortunately your videos are addictive.
Beers in The City (London) some pubs are charging £9.50 for a Lager. 2 litres full cream milk £1.45, petrol £1.71, quilted loo paper £2.99 for 9, steak is approx £18 ina supermarket, £20 odd at the butcher
😳😳R160 😱 that’s pretty hectic! 😅
North coast is worth visiting..
We love the north coast 🥰
Thanks for showcasing our beautiful north coast 👍🌊🇿🇦
Thanks for watching 😊
Cool fresh videos.
Enjoy them
Thanks Muzi 🙏☺️
Well done! Interesting to see the dollars
Thanks Angie ☺️ so interesting to see how it compares to other currencies
I love Craig’s confidence on video now… come along way.
Thanks Lance, means a lot!
Dankie julle dit was baie oulik! Very nice comparison video for people over seas
Dankie Angelzzz 😊
I hadn't seen any of your video's for a while and then the live stream of Craig cooking in the kitchen popped up and the talk of the move to New Zealand.
Phakathi Inside
You did not mention about water and electricity cuts ???
We haven’t experienced any water cuts this year, and our electricity is included in our rent, so we don’t know what the impact on cost is with all the power cuts, but from what we’ve heard, people’s water & elec bills are still the same, even when there are cuts 🤷🏻♀️