South Africa

South Africa ZA

South Africa

Rainbow nation where Table Mountain meets safari country. Cape Town wine routes, Kruger's Big Five, Garden Route drives. Mandela's legacy, penguin colonies, cage diving with great whites. Three capitals, eleven languages, one adventure.

🏛️CapitalJohannesburg
🌍ContinentAfrica
💶CurrencySouth African Rand (ZAR)
📞Phone+27
👥Population57.5M
📐Area1.22M km²
🕐Time ZoneUTC+2

🏷️ Cost of living in South Africa 8 cities

Expensive
Prices in Johannesburg + 7 cities
1 ZAR = 0.06 USD → exchange rate today, October 27, 2026
🍜 Business Lunch $11.3188.6 ZAR
☕ Cappuccino $2.4240.3 ZAR
🍺 Beer (0.5L) $2.2938.1 ZAR
🚕 Taxi (8km) $13216.6 ZAR
🚌 Monthly Pass $46.3770.2 ZAR
📶 Internet $31.8529 ZAR
🍔 Fast Food $6.69111.3 ZAR
⛽ Gasoline (1L) $1.5525.8 ZAR
🎬 Cinema (×2) $16.1267 ZAR
🏋️ Gym/month $51.6858.9 ZAR

✈️ Airports of South Africa and routes 66 airports

All airports in South Africa All Routes →
Map of all airports in South Africa and direct flights from them. You can quickly plan a route to different countries and cities!

Airports & Routes 66

🛂 Visa requirements for South Africa 199 passports

Entry rules for South Africa Visa check →
Pick your passport country on the map or in the list to see whether you need a visa to enter South Africa. The dot color shows the visa requirement for your passport.