Prices in South Africa
We price 69 subscriptions, games and apps in South Africa: 32 of them land below the United States price in point-in-time snapshots (7 November 2026 subscriptions, 26 October 2026 titles), the biggest gap at 86% below. Every price is a landed cost in USD (local price at the ECB reference rate, or a market rate where the ECB publishes none, plus an estimated ~2% card fee), and each row links to its own page with the full country ranking and the honest can-you-actually-pay-it verdict.
Prices as of 7 November 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live price.
Subscriptions in South Africa
| Name | Landed price | vs US | Can you actually pay it? |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spotify Premium | $4.32/month | -67% | Local card |
| YouTube Premium | $5.06/month | -68% | Local card |
| Netflix | $11.04/month | -45% | Local card |
| Xbox Game Pass | $14.74/month | -36% | Local card |
| PlayStation Plus | $9.19/month | -16% | Local card |
| Google AI Pro | $26.52/month | +33% | Local card |
| ChatGPT Plus | $24.67/month | +23% | Local card |
| Claude Pro | $24.67/month | +23% | Local card |
| Perplexity Pro | $24.67/month | +23% | Local card |
| SuperGrok | $37.00/month | +23% | Local card |
| Microsoft 365 Personal | $9.81/month | -2% | Local card |
| Microsoft 365 Premium (Copilot) | $26.46/month | +32% | Local card |
| Crunchyroll | $4.01/month | -71% | Local card |
| NordVPN | $3.49/month | same | Account needed |
Games in South Africa
| Name | Landed cost | vs US | Can you actually pay it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | $76.75 | +10% | Local card |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | $49.10 | -18% | Local card |
| Battlefield 6 | $73.75 | +5% | Local card |
| Black Myth: Wukong | $52.17 | -13% | Local card |
| Borderlands 4 | $79.83 | +14% | Local card |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | $92.12 | +32% | Local card |
| Celeste | $12.23 | -39% | Local card |
| Civilization VI | $55.24 | -8% | Local card |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | $38.66 | -23% | Local card |
| Cuphead | $13.45 | -33% | Local card |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | $49.10 | -18% | Local card |
| Dark Souls III | $49.10 | -18% | Local card |
| Disco Elysium | $21.21 | -47% | Local card |
| DOOM Eternal | $31.90 | +6% | Local card |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | $52.78 | +6% | Local card |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | $73.75 | +5% | Local card |
| Elden Ring | $52.17 | -13% | Local card |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | $46.03 | +15% | Local card |
| Ghost of Tsushima | $70.61 | +18% | Local card |
| God of War | $44.19 | -12% | Local card |
| Hades | $14.14 | -43% | Local card |
| Hogwarts Legacy | $61.39 | +2% | Local card |
| Hollow Knight | $8.91 | -41% | Local card |
| Hollow Knight: Silksong | $11.37 | -43% | Local card |
| It Takes Two | $39.94 | same | Local card |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | $58.38 | -3% | Local card |
| Lies of P | $50.33 | -16% | Local card |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | $36.82 | -8% | Local card |
| Monster Hunter: World | $26.22 | -13% | Local card |
| Palworld | $16.60 | -45% | Local card |
| Portal 2 | $5.83 | -42% | Local card |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | $70.61 | +18% | Local card |
| Resident Evil 4 | $34.52 | -14% | Local card |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | $66.07 | +10% | Local card |
| Split Fiction | $49.16 | -2% | Local card |
| Stardew Valley | $9.77 | -35% | Local card |
| The Witcher 3 | $36.81 | -26% | Local card |
Apps in South Africa
| Name | Landed cost | vs US | Can you actually pay it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto's Odyssey | $6.14 | +23% | Local card |
| AnkiMobile Flashcards | $30.72 | +23% | Local card |
| Bloons TD 6 | $9.22 | +32% | Local card |
| Dead Cells | $12.29 | +37% | Local card |
| Geometry Dash | $4.92 | +23% | Local card |
| GRIS | $6.14 | +23% | Local card |
| Minecraft | $0.98 | -86% | Local card |
| Mini Metro | $4.92 | +23% | Local card |
| Monument Valley | $4.92 | +23% | Local card |
| Papers, Please | $6.14 | +20% | Local card |
| Paprika Recipe Manager 3 | $6.14 | +23% | Local card |
| PCalc | $12.29 | +23% | Local card |
| Pixelmator | $12.29 | +23% | Local card |
| Procreate Pocket | $7.37 | +23% | Local card |
| Slay the Spire | $12.29 | +23% | Local card |
| Terraria | $6.14 | +23% | Local card |
| Things 3 (iPhone) | $12.29 | +23% | Local card |
| Threema | $9.22 | +32% | Local card |
Prices in South Africa: common questions
Is South Africa a cheap country for subscriptions and games?
In point-in-time snapshots (7 November 2026 subscriptions, 26 October 2026 titles), 32 of the 69 things we price in South Africa land below the US price, with the biggest gap at 86%.
Can I buy at South Africa prices from another country?
Often, with an extra step. Subscriptions usually bill by your account's country, so the cheap price wants a payment method registered there (a regional gift card is the standard workaround); game stores usually want a free account for that region first. A VPN helps you sign up; each row's own page explains its exact step.
Are these prices live?
No, these are free point-in-time snapshots (7 November 2026 subscriptions, 26 October 2026 titles). Prices and regional sales move; run a live check in the app for the current figures.
Landed cost = the local price converted at the European Central Bank reference rate (or a market rate for currencies the ECB does not publish), plus an estimated ~2% card foreign-transaction fee, with local tax noted on each item's own page. Fixed snapshot; see the methodology and FAQ.