Cost of Living in Franschhoek, 🇿🇦 South Africa - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 11, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 4 5 $1,458 $1,093 $2,582 $972 $134

Utilities 22 — $121 $207 $73 —

Internet & Mobile 23 25 $18 $51 $60 $51 $4

Groceries 10 11 12 14 15 16 $63 $121 $369 $106 $8

Transportation 9 20 21 26 $210 $158 $334 $43 $24

Dining Out 6 7 8 $458 $255 $340 $73 $44

Leisure Activities 9 27 28 $137 $139 $271 $61 $32

Health Insurance 35 $63 $243 $911 $30 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 36 42 — $2 $4 — —

Total $2,407 $2,183 $5,078 $1,409 $248

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Milk 15 $0.91 per liter

Coffee 6 $2.19 per cup

Beer 18 7 $1.16 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $9.11 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $4.85 per meal

Apples 12 $1.62 per kg

Bread 14 $1.09 per loaf

Rice 10 $1.21 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $4.86 per kg

Beef 16 $7.29 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 13 $3.64 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 7 $60.74 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 17 $0.91 per bottle

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 4 $971.90 $897 – $1,458 per month

Coworking Space 27 $182.23 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 5 $2,126.03 $1,424 – $3,692 per month

Coliving Space 4 $897.19 per month

Transportation

Taxi Start — per trip

Taxi per km — per km

Monthly Transport Pass — per month

Gasoline 20 21 $1.78 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 26 $3.64 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 23 $9.05 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 25 $42.34 per month

Gym Membership 28 $89.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) — per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 24 $27.27 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 34 $15.18 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 31 $66.76 per pair

Summer Dress 33 $36.45 per dress

Running Shoes 32 $151.86 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 30 $17.01 per visit

Laundry 29 $2.13 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 37 $38.27 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 38 $2.31 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 11, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 16.4626 ZAR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Camps Bay

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2237.35 2126.03
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 853.73 971.9
- Apples 1.88 1.62
- Beef 11.48 7.29
- Beer 3.24 1.16
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- Bread 1.41 1.09
- Chicken Fillets 7.36 4.86
- Cinema Ticket 8.24 15.18
- Coffee 2.47 2.19
- Coliving Space 735.97 897.19
- Coworking Space 188.41 182.23
- Dining Out local 94.2, nomad 677.09, expat 317.94, family 500.46, tourist 70.65 local 72.53, nomad 458.01, expat 255.12, family 340.16, tourist 43.86
- Doctor Visit (GP) 44.16 38.27
- Fast Food Combo 6.77 4.85
- Gasoline 1.56 1.78
- Groceries local 264.95, nomad 164.86, expat 400.37, family 853.73, tourist 8.83 local 105.51, nomad 63.29, expat 121.37, family 369.32, tourist 7.9
- Gym Membership 44.16 89.9
- Haircut 17.66 17.01
- Health Insurance local 70.65, nomad 85.37, expat 164.86, family 441.58, tourist 0 local 30, nomad 63, expat 243, family 911, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 500.46, nomad 1413.06, expat 971.48, family 2237.35, tourist 129.53 local 971.9, nomad 1457.85, expat 1093.39, family 2581.61, tourist 133.64
- Internet & Mobile local 38.27, nomad 70.65, expat 64.77, family 129.53, tourist 2.65 local 51.39, nomad 18.1, family 60.44, tourist 3.52
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 55.93 42.34
- Jeans 64.77 66.76
- Laundry 5 2.13
- Leisure Activities local 47.1, nomad 247.29, expat 206.07, family 353.27, tourist 38.27 local 60.74, nomad 136.67, expat 138.5, family 270.92, tourist 31.59
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.89 9.11
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 55.93 60.74
- Milk 1.3 0.91
- Mobile Plan 20.61 9.05
- Monthly Transport Pass 50.05 not set
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.24 2.31
- Rice 2 1.21
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.59 3.64
- Running Shoes 129.53 151.86
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.83 27.27
- Scooter Rental 20.61 not set
- Summer Dress 44.16 36.45
- Taxi Start 2.94 not set
- Taxi per km 1.3 not set
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 11.78 not set
- Transportation local 105.98, nomad 206.07, expat 323.83, family 529.9, tourist 26.49 local 42.52, nomad 209.57, expat 157.93, family 334.09, tourist 24.3
- Utilities local 82.43, nomad 0, expat 141.31, family 282.61, tourist 0 local 72.83, nomad 0, expat 120.88, family 206.53, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 29.44, expat 50.05, family 70.65 local 0, expat 2.15, family 4.3
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.18 0.91
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.42 3.64
fix pass: Beer restated per pint as the 500ml bottle price on the national shelf, Internet & Mobile (nomad and family) and Dining Out (tourist) aligned with their stated arithmetic, Health Insurance (tourist) set to the exact daily travel-policy rate, and Visa & Legal Fees (expat and family) moved to the amortised official R425-a-year visitor visa renewal Source

Franschhoek cost of living