Quality of Life in South Africa

Purchasing Power Index	117.59	Very High
Safety Index	25.43	Low
Health Care Index	63.96	High
Climate Index	95.36	Very High
Cost of Living Index	31.61	Very Low
Property Price to Income Ratio	3.35	Very Low
Traffic Commute Time Index	38.49	Moderate
Pollution Index	56.68	Moderate
ƒ Quality of Life Index:	153.58	High

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Last update: 19 June 2025

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in South Africa

Rank	City	Quality of Life Index	Purchasing Power Index	Safety Index	Health Care Index	Cost of Living Index	Property Price to Income Ratio	Traffic Commute Time Index	Pollution Index	Climate Index
	Cape Town	165.3	117.5	26.4	68.9	33.8	5.0	42.4	38.4	98.2
	Durban	152.8	109.8	19.6	58.7	30.1	4.8	25.5	53.5	95.6
	Pretoria	152.7	126.4	18.2	66.5	33.1	2.7	44.4	56.0	95.8
	Port Elizabeth	152.2	86.8	21.7	62.5	33.5	3.3	33.9	41.4	98.8
	Johannesburg	141.3	113.2	19.2	60.3	34.6	3.1	40.7	61.9	91.4