TEN affordable destinations where the rand is strong in 2024

Going abroad is always a challenging exercise for South Africans. Aside from visa requirements, we are forced to purchase with one of the world’s most volatile and weakest currencies.

TEN AFFORDABLE DESTINATIONS WHERE THE RAND IS STRONG IN 2024

Here are TEN affordable destinations for South Africans looking for value in foreign travel where the rand is strong in 2024:

• Mauritius (Port Louis)
• Czech Republic (Prague)
• India (New Delhi)
• Japan (Tokyo)
• Argentina (Buenos Aires)
• Philippines (Manila)
• Thailand (Bangkok)
• Kenya (Nairobi)
• Hungary (Budapest)
• Egypt (Cairo)

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HERE IS A COMPARISON OF THE COST OF FOOD, DRINKS AND TRAVEL

Let’s compare the cost of food, drinks, and travel to what you would pay locally using data from Numbeo:

Mauritius (Port Louis)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R115.65 (275.00 Rs)
Cappuccino (regular) R45.32 (107.76 Rs)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R10.57 (25.14 Rs)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R42.06 (100.00 Rs)

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Czech Republic (Prague)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R182.62 (220.00 Kč)
Cappuccino (regular) R59.41 (71.57 Kč)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R14.81 (17.84 Kč)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R29.05 (35.00 Kč)

India (New Delhi)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R89.80 (400.00 ₹)
Cappuccino (regular) R38.94 (173.44 ₹)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R6.58 (29.31 ₹)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R5.61 (25.00 ₹)

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Japan (Tokyo)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R128.97 (1,000.00 ¥)
Cappuccino (regular) R53.84 (417.47 ¥)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R16.31 (126.50 ¥)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R55.46 (430.00 ¥)

Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R140.04 (7.50 $)
Cappuccino (regular) R29.19 (1.56 $)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R15.10 (0.81 $)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R14.94 (0.80 $)

Philippines (Manila)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R82.85 (250.00 ₱)
Cappuccino (regular) R55.13 (166.36 ₱)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R15.42 (46.53 ₱)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R4.47 (13.50 ₱)

Thailand (Bangkok)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R53.11 (100.00 ฿)
Cappuccino (regular) R43.25 (81.44 ฿)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R8.39 (15.80 ฿)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R21.24 (40.00 ฿)

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Kenya (Nairobi)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R67.85 (575.00 KSh)
Cappuccino (regular) R37.29 (316.05 KSh)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R9.70 (82.22 KSh)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R18.88 (160.00 KSh)

Hungary (Budapest)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R215.45 (4,000.00 Ft)
Cappuccino (regular) R44.78 (831.43 Ft)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R9.55 (177.33 Ft)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R23.70 (440.00 Ft)

Egypt (Cairo)
Eating out at an inexpensive restaurant for one R90.64 (EG£ 150.00)
Cappuccino (regular) R37.43 (EG£ 61.95)
Water (1.5 liter bottle) R4.63 (EG£ 7.67)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) R6.04 (EG£ 10.00)

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