🇿🇦 South Africa · Housing
Renting and buying property in South Africa — typical rents, deposits, contracts, and official tenancy rules.
Rental housing is governed by the Rental Housing Act and provincial Rental Housing Tribunals. New arrivals should keep a written lease, deposit records, inspection notes and municipal-service terms before moving in.
- Rental Housing Tribunals resolve landlord-tenant disputes and are organised provincially.
- Inspect the property at move-in and move-out to reduce deposit disputes.
- Check whether electricity, water, internet and security costs are included or separately billed.
Official authorities
- South African Government — Rental Housing Act
Official rental-housing law reference.
- Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal
Provincial tribunal example and dispute process.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Typical rents by city
| Cities | 1-bedroom rent |
|---|---|
| Cape Town | R12,000–25,000/mo (City Bowl/Atlantic Seaboard); R6,000–12,000/mo (suburbs) |
| Johannesburg | R8,100–15,300/mo (centre); R6,000–11,000/mo (outer) |
| Pretoria | R7,200–13,500/mo (centre); R5,400–10,000/mo (outer) |
| Durban | R6,800–12,600/mo (centre); R5,000–9,500/mo (outer) |
| Gqeberha | R6,300–11,700/mo (centre); R4,800–9,000/mo (outer) |
| Bloemfontein | R5,800–10,800/mo (centre); R4,500–8,500/mo (outer) |