Province Cost of Living

Gauteng

Groceries, housing, fuel and eating out — using the best verified local data currently available.

Local Cost of Living snapshot

What everyday life costs in Gauteng

Four indicators are kept separate so unlike costs are not forced into one misleading total. Where possible, each indicator also shows a like-for-like 12-month movement.

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Groceries & household
Building

No representative essentials priced locally yet

12-month trend building Open grocery basket →
Fuel
R26.92/L

Petrol 95 · Official inland benchmark · 2026-09-02

↑ +24.9% vs about 12 months ago Explore fuel history →
Eating out
No local data

No verified restaurant prices in this area yet

12-month trend building Explore eating out →
Coverage note: 0/15 grocery essentials · 0 housing records · official fuel series · 0 local eating-out prices. Missing data stays missing rather than being silently replaced with national averages.
2verified local shopping prices
2everyday grocery items
2retailers
2026-03-30latest local shelf price
Latest local data

Latest prices added by shoppers in Gauteng

DatePlaceItemRetailerPack priceComparable
2026-03-30GautengCheddarPick n PayR115.00R115.00/kg
2013-12-09GautengCorned MeatShopriteR14.79R49.30/kg