South Africa in Data
Grocery Set
Observed value
R868.37
Mid-September 2026
Grocery Set
Change from August
+9.92%
Mid-September 2026
Price Level
Mid-month movement
+1.45%
1–15 Sep 2026
Instant Coffee
Share of observed value
14.25%
Mid-September 2026
Grocery Set
Observed value
R868.37
Mid-September 2026
Grocery Set
Change from August
+9.92%
Mid-September 2026
Price Level
Mid-month movement
+1.45%
1–15 Sep 2026
Instant Coffee
Share of observed value
14.25%
Mid-September 2026
Huletts White Sugar 2.5kg
Price movement
+28.08%
1–15 Sep 2026
Spekko Long Grain White Rice 2kg
Price movement
-6.98%
1–15 Sep 2026
Johannesburg
Households
1,841,917
2022 Census
Cape Town
Households
1,452,845
2022 Census
Ekurhuleni
Households
1,421,003
2022 Census
Tshwane
Households
1,322,252
2022 Census
eThekwini
Households
1,122,738
2022 Census
Latest Research
All research →Consumer Prices
September 2026
Grocery Price Movements in South Africa — Mid-September 2026
Tracking price levels and movements across a defined set of 15 everyday grocery products at four major South African retailers.
Consumer Prices
August 2026
The Cost of Everyday Groceries in South Africa — August 2026
Measuring the cost and composition of a defined set of everyday groceries across four major South African retailers.
Municipalities
August 2026
Keeping Pace — Household Growth and Municipal Service Delivery in South Africa's Metros (2011–2022)
How access to selected municipal services changed as South Africa's metropolitan municipalities added households between the 2011 and 2022 censuses.
Mapping South Africa
Electrification
Electricity for Lighting in South Africa
29 September 2026
Census 2022
4 of 4
Households using electricity for lighting by municipality across the 1996, 2001, 2011 and 2022 censuses.
Source: Statistics South Africa