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We take a look at data supplied by Statistics South Africa which shows that the average price of a kilogram of beef fillet is by far the highest in the Western Cape, and it is consistently the lowest in the North West. As at December 2018 the average price for a kilogram of beef fillet in South Africa was R187.75
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So those in the Western Cape fork out more for beef fillet?
The line chart below shows the average price per kilogram of beef fillet per month per province, as well as the average price per kilogram of beef fillet per month for South Africa as a whole (the dashed black line).
One has to feel for citizens of the Western Cape, not only do they have the highest inflation rate of any of South Africa's provinces, a phenomenon that has been taking place for the last 20 months in a row, they also have the highest average price per kilogram of beef fillet of any of South Africa's provinces: The summary below shows the average price per kilogram of beef fillet per province for 2018 as a whole, sorted from high to low:
- Western Cape: R236.23
- Gauteng: R205.11
- Mpumalanga: R204.86
- Limpopo: R201.76
- Northern Cape: R192.76
- South Africa: R191.66
- KwaZulu-Natal: R178.34
- Free State: R175.14
- Eastern Cape: R173.52
- North West: R157.24
in So what does the average price per kilogram of beef fillet per province look like in 2014 and by how much did the average price per kilogram of beef fillet increase from 2014 to 2018?
So in 2014 the Western Cape had the highest average price per kilogram of beef fillet @ R204.50 and the Free State the lowest at @ R121.74 a kilogram. So now that we have the average price for a kilogram of beef fillet per province for 2014 and 2018, lets take a look at the price increase in the average price of beef fillet per kilogram per province from 2014 to 2018.
The Free State experienced the highest level of inflation when it came to the average price of a kilogram of beef fillet, with the average price for it in the province rising by 43.9% from R121.74 in 2014 to R175.14 in 2018. The North West province experienced the lowest levels of inflation for a kilogram of beef fillet with the average price increasing 9.2% from R143.94 in 2014 to R157.24 in 2018.
So the best place to live if you want cheap beef fillet prices in South Africa is in the North West where the average price for a kilogram of beef fillet in 2018 was R157.24, R21.10 cheaper per kilogram than the average price of beef fillet in South Africa and a whopping R78.99 cheaper than the average price per kilogram of beef fillet in the Western Cape in 2018.
- Western Cape: R204.50
- Limpopo: R176.20
- Gauteng: R154.19
- Mpumalanga: R152.72
- South Africa: R149.62
- Eastern Cape: R 44.63
- Northern Cape: R143.94
- KwaZulu-Natal: R143.94
- North West: R143.94
- Free State: R121.74
So in 2014 the Western Cape had the highest average price per kilogram of beef fillet @ R204.50 and the Free State the lowest at @ R121.74 a kilogram. So now that we have the average price for a kilogram of beef fillet per province for 2014 and 2018, lets take a look at the price increase in the average price of beef fillet per kilogram per province from 2014 to 2018.
- Free State: 43.9%
- Mpumalanga: 34.1%
- Northern Cape: 33.9%
- Gauteng: 33.0%
- South Africa: 28.1%
- KwaZulu-Natal: 23.9%
- Eastern Cape: 20.0%
- Western Cape: 15.5%
- Limpopo: 14.5%
- North West: 9.2%
The Free State experienced the highest level of inflation when it came to the average price of a kilogram of beef fillet, with the average price for it in the province rising by 43.9% from R121.74 in 2014 to R175.14 in 2018. The North West province experienced the lowest levels of inflation for a kilogram of beef fillet with the average price increasing 9.2% from R143.94 in 2014 to R157.24 in 2018.
So the best place to live if you want cheap beef fillet prices in South Africa is in the North West where the average price for a kilogram of beef fillet in 2018 was R157.24, R21.10 cheaper per kilogram than the average price of beef fillet in South Africa and a whopping R78.99 cheaper than the average price per kilogram of beef fillet in the Western Cape in 2018.