Average rent in Western Cape reaches R12k: Here’s how much it costs to live in each province
Here’s the average rent per province, from most expensive to cheapest: Western Cape – R12 125 Northern Cape – R10 821 Gauteng – R9 600 KwaZulu-Natal – R9 583 Limpopo – R9 483 Mpumalanga – R8 494 North West – R7 620 Eastern Cape – R7 586 Free State – R7 501 Indebtedness falls The report revealed that tenants’ indebtedness fell in the first quarter of 2026, as average spending on debt dipped slightly to 45.
According to the latest PayProp Rental Index released on 29 July 2026, average rent increased to R9 582, up from R9 462 – with Western Cape, like the previous quarters, being the province with the highest average rent of R12 125 per month.
The report noted that provincial rankings were largely unchanged from the previous quarter, with the only movement seeing North West overtake the Eastern Cape to move into seventh place.
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