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Sample Price Guide
- bottle of wine
- 60.00
- souvenir t-shirt
- 60.00
- litre of petrol
- 5.50
- car hire per day
- 250.00
- gallery/museum admission
- 10.00
- bicycle hire per day
- 100.00
- football tickets
- 20.00
- kilo of mangoes
- 6.00
- surfboard hire
- 250.00
- movie ticket
- 30.00
Average Room Prices
Low Mid High Deluxe R80-400 R400-1000 R1000-2500 R2500+ Average Meal Prices
Low Mid High Deluxe R15-40 R40-80 R80-150 R150+ -
Tipping
Tipping in bars and restaurants is usual; 10% to 15% is reasonable. Staff are often paid very low wages (or even no wages). This results in overfriendly service, which can be irritating. Tipping taxi drivers, petrol-pump attendants and so on is also common.
Currency
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