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Bookmark & shareShoestring travellers prepared to camp or stay in hostels and self-cater could just about scrape by on less than US$15.00 per day. Travelling, other than hitching, will bump this up considerably as the road is long and public transport can be expensive. Most backpackers spend between US$20.00 and US$30.00 per day. Safaris, bungee jumps and surfing are all additional costs.
Those who prefer to stay in hotels with private facilities, eat restaurant meals a couple of times a day and travel freely by bus or train are looking at US$40.00 - US$60.00 per person.
South Africa has introduced new coins and notes, but old coins are still common so it's hard to become familiar with what you're jangling. The R200 note looks a lot like the R20 note, so take care.
- Name
- South African Rand
- Symbol
- R
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Sample Price Guide
- small bottle of beer
- 7.30
- 36 exposure film
- 43.00
- hamburger and chips
- 25.00
- bottle of wine
- 60.00
- car hire per day
- from 200.00
- kilo of mangoes
- 6.00
- Kruger NP entry
- 120.00
- surfboard
- 1400.00
- litre of petrol
- 6.40
- litre of bottled water
- 5.00
- can of Black Label beer
- 7.00
- souvenir t-shirt
- 60.00
- street snack (roasted mealie)
- 2.00
Average Room Prices
Low Mid High Deluxe R40-150 R150-250 R250-300 R300+ Average Meal Prices
Low Mid High Deluxe R20-50 R50-80 R80-120 R120+
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