Common information
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
- 91 548
Cost of living and prices in Grahamstown
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre263USD/month
- in city centre357USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre457USD/month
- in city centre499USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 8 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 37 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 4 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 18,349 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 23,945 USD |
Entertainment
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 7 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 59 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 39 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 91 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 84 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 100 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 30 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 357 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 263 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 499 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 457 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,050 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 11.75 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Grahamstown
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Average high, °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
| Average temperature, °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| Average low, °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 73 | 109 | 120 | 115 | 118 | 125 | 126 | 72 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 1031 |
| Relative humidity, % | 66 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 67 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 137 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 158 | 198 | 217 | 284 | 319 | 275 | 284 | 233 | 189 | 150 | 155 | 138 | 2600 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 |