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YOUR R500 IN 2018 BOUGHT
🥩 Stewing Beef@ R79.37 6.3 kg
🍞 White Bread@ R12.92 38.7 loaves
🥛 Full Cream Milk@ R25.58 19.6 × 2L
🥚 Eggs@ R16.50 30.3 dozen
🍬 White Sugar@ R38.17 13.1 × 2.5kg
🫒 Cooking Oil@ R22.27 22.5 × 750ml
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SAME R500 IN 2026 BUYS
🥩 Stewing Beef@ R126.58 4.0 kg
🍞 White Bread@ R19.19 26.1 loaves
🥛 Full Cream Milk@ R35.21 14.2 × 2L
🥚 Eggs@ R22.88 21.9 dozen
🍬 White Sugar@ R66.67 7.5 × 2.5kg
🫒 Cooking Oil@ R37.04 13.5 × 750ml
Prices from Stats SA national averages (P0141). Your local shop may differ.