Over the past two years the rand has weakened significantly against major world currencies – leading to South Africans paying more for imported goods.

One of the hardest-hit categories are technology products, with nearly all devices imported.

This raises the question: How much more are South Africans are paying for computing equipment when compared to international markets?

MyBroadband looked at some popular tech devices, and compared the local price with the pricing in Australia and the UK.

The results show that South African prices are usually in line with the UK and Australia, as detailed in the table below.

Technology Products Product Currency South Africa Australia UK Samsung 55-inch 3D Smart TV (UA55H6400) Local currency R14,500 A$2,199 £749 USD $1,144 $1,599 $1,171 iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-Fi Local currency R5,999 A$619 £399 USD $473 $451 $623 12-inch MacBook 1.1GHz 256GB (2015) Local currency R19,599 A$1,799 £1,049 USD $1,546 $1,311 $1,639 Canon EOS 7D Local currency R22,000 A$2,299 £1,429 USD $1,735 $1,675 $2,232 Sony PS4 500GB Local currency R6,300 A$549 £300 USD $497 $400 $469

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