Surge in food basket costs

Data for 44 basic foods tracked from 47 supermarkets.

- Ina Opperman

The average price of the household food basket increased again last month, with core foods remaining expensive, making it difficult for low-income consumers to feed their families a nutritious diet.

Key data from the September 2024 Household Affordability Index, which tracks the prices of 44 basic foods from 47 supermarkets and 32 butcheries, in Johannesburg, Durban and Springbok in the Northern Cape, shows that the average cost of the household food basket was R5 255.68 last month, R28.54 (0,5%) more than in August and R99.91 more than in September 2023.