{"id":271903,"date":"2018-09-17T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=271903"},"modified":"2018-09-17T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T12:59:29","slug":"the-average-salaries-in-15-major-cities-across-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/271903\/the-average-salaries-in-15-major-cities-across-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The average salaries in 15 major cities across South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New research by job portal Adzuna shows the average salary in 15 major cities across South Africa, and how expensive it would be to live in them if you were to rent a place.<\/p>\n<p>The online job aggregator compared average salaries of more than 100,000 online job listings with average rental prices in cities across South Africa to compile a<br \/>\nlist of the most and least affordable places for renters to live.<\/p>\n<p>According to the research, employees can generally expect to spend about 20% to 26% of their monthly income on rent, which is on par with the PayProp Rental Index weighted national average of 24%.<\/p>\n<p>The study assumes that the cost of monthly rent is carried by a single person occupying a <strong>1-bedroom home<\/strong> within city centres of South Africa\u2019s 15 biggest towns and cities.<\/p>\n<p>The table below outlines the results:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">City<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Average monthly rent<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Average monthly salary<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">Rent as % of salary<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cape Town<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R11 050<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R28 927<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vanderbijlpark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R5 000<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R12 829<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sandton<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R10 833<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R29 146<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Richard&#8217;s Bay<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R5 400<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R20 475<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Centurion<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R6 833<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R28 479<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>George<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R4 375<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R19 799<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pietermaritzburg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R3 500<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R15 778<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paarl<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R5 750<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R26 894<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Durban<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R4 896<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R22 811<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pretoria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R4 764<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R23 754<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East London<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R4 277<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R21 961<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Johannesburg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R6 304<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R33 261<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Port Elizabeth<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R3 875<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R22 338<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bloemfontein<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R3 750<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R23 207<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Polokwane<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R3 200<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">R28 789<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Least expensive cities to rent in<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When compared with the average monthly salaries and the average rental prices, the most affordable cities to rent in South Africa are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Polokwane \u2013 11% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<li>Bloemfontein \u2013 16% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<li>Port Elizabeth \u2013 17% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<li>Johannesburg \u2013 18% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<li>East London \u2013 19% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to country manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adzuna<\/a> SA, Jesse Green, there are a few surprises among the results.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is interesting to note that Johannesburg comes up as one of the most affordable cities for renting employees. The results we see here could be because employment in Johannesburg offers much higher salaries when compared with job opportunities in cities such as Bloemfontein, for example,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the study, cities such as Pretoria, Durban, Paarl, Pietermaritzburg and George came in as the \u201cbest value cities for renters\u201d, with employees in these areas typically paying less than 22% of their wages towards rent.<\/p>\n<p>At the other end of the spectrum, Capetonians can expect to put a whopping 38% of their pay cheques towards their rent while those in Sandton spend at least 37% of their wages on their monthly rent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sandton is a difficult one to interpret, because most employees in Sandton apparently do not live there, with the majority commuting daily to the area,&#8221; said Green.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as no surprise to find that many employees who work within the higher-priced city centres, such as Sandton, choose to reside in more affordable areas, outside of the city centres, to keep rent down to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most expensive cities in SA to rent in<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After comparing monthly rental prices and average salaries across South Africa\u2019s major cities, the results of the study clearly pointed out which cities are the most expensive for tenants. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cape Town \u2013 38% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<li>Vanderbijlpark \u2013 38% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<li>Sandton \u2013 37% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<li>Richards Bay \u2013 26% of monthly income spent on rent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Although some employees are paid higher monthly salaries, they actually have a lot less to show for it since they have to deal with high costs of living and local property premiums. Alternative locations, like East London, offer a much more attractive deal that can help renters save money,&#8221; Green said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest online job listings, which shows that the average disposable salary in South Africa is R30,396 in nominal terms, the average earner looking to rent should be budgeting around R7,300 per month.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/260855\/south-africa-vs-bric-countries-average-salaries-gdp-and-unemployment-compared\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">South Africa vs BRIC countries \u2013 average salaries, GDP and unemployment compared<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research by job portal Adzuna shows the average salary in 15 major cities across South Africa, and how expensive it would be to live in them if you were to rent a place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":144519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11121],"tags":[5614,26],"class_list":["post-271903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","tag-adzuna","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271903"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271945,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271903\/revisions\/271945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}