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Cost of a basket of food items compared with the national minimum wage in South Africa

Created2025-02-18T14:46:52.661998+02:00
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DescriptionThis data shows the monthly cost of a 44-item food basket as calculated by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity non-profit organisation and the monthly minimum wage for the period December 2019 to December 2024. For information on the 44 items in the food basket, please go to PMBEJD's website. The minimum wage is calculated using the hourly rate for a person who works 8 hours a day for 20 days a month.
Headers
year_month
cost_of_food_basket_ZAR_per-month
min_wage_earned_for_20_days_and_8_hours_a_day_ZAR
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year_monthcost_of_food_basket_ZAR_per-monthmin_wage_earned_for_20_days_and_8_hours_a_day_ZAR
2019-12-013199.863200
2020-01-013339.983200
2020-02-013223.493200
2020-03-0132213322
2020-04-013408.083322
2020-05-013470.923322
2020-06-013486.233322
2020-07-013413.143322
2020-08-013470.993322
2020-09-013453.623322