Gold, silver and exchange rates in South Africa

South African Rand · ZAR
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Metal prices in South Africa today

Gold price by karat in South Africa

Each row is the pure-gold (24K) price scaled by that karat's gold content — 22K is 91.67% gold, 21K is 87.5%, 18K is 75%. A jeweller's counter price adds making charges on top, which is why a bracelet costs more per gram than the figures here.

Gold price by purity in South Africa, in ZAR
Purityper gramper ounce
24K999ZAR 2,371ZAR 73,758
22K916ZAR 2,174ZAR 67,612
21K875ZAR 2,075ZAR 64,539
18K750ZAR 1,779ZAR 55,319

Exchange rates in South Africa

Mid-market reference rates — the midpoint between buy and sell, before any bank or exchange-house spread. What a counter quotes will differ from these.

Exchange rates in South Africa — what one unit of each currency buys in ZAR
Currency1 unit in ZAR
USD to ZARUS Dollar16.0191
EUR to ZAREuro18.7139
GBP to ZARBritish Pound21.8542
CHF to ZARSwiss Franc20.0014
JPY to ZARJapanese Yen0.100826
NGN to ZARNigerian Naira0.011947
KES to ZARKenyan Shilling0.123774
GHS to ZARGhanaian Cedi1.4617

Prices and rates for South Africa are quoted in South African Rand (ZAR). Metal prices are the international spot price converted at the live ZAR rate — the wholesale benchmark a local jeweller's retail price is built on, before making charges, dealer margin and any local tax.