SA Essential Grocery Basket
A fixed basket of everyday South African grocery staples for like-for-like price tracking.
R771.75Market average for South Africa · partial basket subtotal · 7 of 15 everyday items
Partial basket: only 7 of 15 items currently have matching prices. R771.75 is a subtotal, not the full monthly basket cost.
Shopper basket: the basket now follows the things people actually put in a trolley — Milk, Bread, Butter, Eggs, Rice, Coffee and similar staples. A broad item can include its normal choices. For example, click Bread to see White, Brown, Rye and their current comparable prices. Brand and retailer differences stay underneath the commodity/SKU level.
Basket setup warning: some basket items overlap and could count the same commodity twice.
- Milk overlaps with Full Cream Milk (1 shared commodity).
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Basket index
South Africa · Market averageCost of the same everyday basket over time
There are not yet enough matching observations for a complete basket month in this place and calculation mode.
| Everyday item | What it includes | Basket quantity | Latest month | Market coverage | Comparable price | Basket cost |
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Milk
Dairy › Milk |
1 commodity Full Cream Milk |
2 l | 2026-09 | 4 verified prices 2 brands · 2 retailers |
R15.49/l | R30.99 |
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Choices inside MilkThese rows explain the category average; they are not extra basket items.
Full CreamDairy › Milk › Full Cream
1 commodity4 verified prices · 2 brands · 2 retailers
R15.49/LR30.99 for basket quantity
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Bread
Bakery › Bread |
2 commodities Brown Bread, White Bread |
0.7 kg | 2026-09 | 3 verified prices 2 brands · 1 retailers |
R27.13/kg | R18.99 |
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Choices inside BreadThese rows explain the category average; they are not extra basket items.
BrownBakery › Bread › Brown
1 commodity1 verified prices · 1 brands · 1 retailers
R27.13/kgR18.99 for basket quantity
RyeBakery › Bread › Rye
0 commodities0 verified prices · 0 brands · 0 retailers
—No current price
WhiteBakery › Bread › White
1 commodity2 verified prices · 2 brands · 1 retailers
R27.13/kgR18.99 for basket quantity
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Butter
Dairy › Butter |
1 commodity Butter |
0.5 kg | — | 0 verified prices 0 brands · 0 retailers |
— | — |
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Sugar
Pantry / Food Cupboard › Sugar |
2 commodities Brown Sugar, White Sugar |
2.5 kg | 2026-09 | 8 verified prices 1 brands · 1 retailers |
R25.25/kg | R63.11 |
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Choices inside SugarThese rows explain the category average; they are not extra basket items.
Brown SugarPantry / Food Cupboard › Sugar › Brown Sugar
1 commodity5 verified prices · 1 brands · 1 retailers
R27.00/kgR67.49 for basket quantity
White SugarPantry / Food Cupboard › Sugar › White Sugar
1 commodity3 verified prices · 1 brands · 1 retailers
R23.50/kgR58.74 for basket quantity
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Maize Meal
Pantry / Food Cupboard › Grains & Staples › Maize Meal |
1 commodity Maize Meal |
2.5 kg | — | 0 verified prices 0 brands · 0 retailers |
— | — |
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Rice
Pantry / Food Cupboard › Grains & Staples › Rice |
1 commodity Rice |
2 kg | — | 0 verified prices 0 brands · 0 retailers |
— | — |
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Cooking Oil
Pantry / Food Cupboard › Oils › Cooking Oil |
1 commodity Cooking Oil |
2 l | — | 0 verified prices 0 brands · 0 retailers |
— | — |
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Eggs
Dairy › Eggs |
1 commodity Eggs |
18 each | — | 0 verified prices 0 brands · 0 retailers |
— | — |
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Coffee
Beverages › Coffee |
3 commodities Nescafé Classic, Nescafé Ricoffy, SPAR Pure Instant Coffee |
0.2 kg | 2026-09 | 8 verified prices 1 brands · 2 retailers |
R550.69/kg | R110.14 |
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Choices inside CoffeeThese rows explain the category average; they are not extra basket items.
InstantBeverages › Coffee › Instant
3 commodities8 verified prices · 1 brands · 2 retailers
R550.69/kgR110.14 for basket quantity
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Tea
Beverages › Tea |
1 commodity Tea |
0.2 kg | — | 0 verified prices 0 brands · 0 retailers |
— | — |
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Chicken
Meat & Poultry › Chicken |
1 commodity Chicken |
1 kg | — | 0 verified prices 0 brands · 0 retailers |
— | — |
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Beef
Meat & Poultry › Beef |
1 commodity Beef |
1 kg | — | 0 verified prices 0 brands · 0 retailers |
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| Mayonnaise | 1 commodity Mayonnaise |
0.75 kg | 2026-09 | 6 verified prices 2 brands · 1 retailers |
R59.99/kg | R44.99 |
| Tomato Sauce | 1 commodity Tomato Sauce |
0.75 l | 2026-09 | 3 verified prices 2 brands · 1 retailers |
R51.65/l | R38.74 |
| Full Cream Milk | 1 commodity Full Cream Milk |
30 l | 2026-09 | 4 verified prices 2 brands · 2 retailers |
R15.49/l | R464.80 |