{"id":363768,"date":"2020-01-04T18:30:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T16:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=363768"},"modified":"2020-01-04T18:36:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T16:36:18","slug":"heres-what-r100-will-buy-you-around-the-world-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/363768\/heres-what-r100-will-buy-you-around-the-world-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s what R100 will buy you around the world right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africans had a difficult 2019 \u2013 dealing with one of the world\u2019s most volatile currencies, high petrol prices, and a rising cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>The local currencies volatility was further exacerbated by the Trump vs China trade war, an emerging market sell-off, and Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these issues, the rand has started 2020 on the front foot, with sentiment towards emerging markets broadly boosted by US president Donald Trump\u2019s announcement on the signing of a trade deal with China, and on higher commodity prices.<\/p>\n<p>As the currency is likely to endure more volatility in the year ahead, now may be the ideal time to take advantage of a stronger rand to travel.<\/p>\n<p>Below BusinessTech looked at some of the most popular travel destinations cities, and what R100 can buy you around the world right now.<\/p>\n<p>As of 3 January 2020, R100 will buy you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UK: \u00a35.38<\/li>\n<li>USA: $7.06<\/li>\n<li>Australia: AU$10.14<\/li>\n<li>Germany: \u20ac6.32<\/li>\n<li>Brazil: R$ 28.43<\/li>\n<li>China: 49.25 Yuan<\/li>\n<li>Dubai:\u00a0 25.94 dirham<\/li>\n<li>Canada: C$ 9.18<\/li>\n<li>Thailand: 212.97 Baht<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The prices below are not meant to demonstrate purchasing power parity and do not serve as an equal-weighted price comparison \u2013 it is simply a guide on how South African travellers should budget, should they want to engage in \u2018leisure\u2019 activities while touring.<\/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%\">Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Big Mac meal (or equivalent)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Cappuccino<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Beer in pub (500 ml)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">1 Movie Ticket<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Petrol (1 litre)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>London\/UK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a35.93<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R110.19<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a33.10<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R57.61<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a35.41<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R100.53<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a312.50<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R232.28<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a31.29<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R23.97<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New York\/US<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$10.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R141.57<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$5.05<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R71.49<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$8.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R113.26<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$16.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R226.52<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$0.82<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R11.61<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sydney\/Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$11.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R108.41<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$4.48<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R44.15<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$8.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R78.84<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$20.50<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R202.04<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AU$1.48<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R14.59<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Berlin\/Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac7.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R110.69<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac2.99<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R47.28<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac3.31<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R52.34<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac9.50<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R150.23<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u20ac1.42<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R22.46<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shanghai\/China<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>36\u5143<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R73.12<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>34\u5143<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R69.06<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>42\u5143<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R85.30<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>53\u5143<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R107.65<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7\u5143<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R14.22<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dubai\/UAE<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d 28<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R107.94<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d 24<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R92.52<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d 42<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R161.92<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d 42<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R161.92<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>d 2.15<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R8.29<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montreal\/Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$11.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R120.04<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$3.90<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R42.56<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$7.00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R76.39<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$12.50<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R136.41<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C$1.33<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R14.51<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bangkok\/Thailand<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>183 \u0e3f<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R86.06<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>119 \u0e3f<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R 55.96<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>140 \u0e3f<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R65.83<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>247 \u0e3f<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R116.15<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a026 \u0e3f<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R12.23<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rio de Janeiro\/Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$25<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R88.07<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$9<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R31.71<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$11<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R38.75<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$27<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R95.12<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R$5<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>R17.61<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Johannesburg\/South Africa<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R58<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R97<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>R16<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/363724\/what-south-african-investors-are-worried-about-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What South African investors are worried about right 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