Image: PexelsFor many Southern Africans, R1 000 is no longer enough for a major monthly grocery shop. But how much food can the same amount of money actually buy in neighbouring Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana? ADVERTISEMENTThe comparison uses the latest available country-level food-price data from Numbeo and converts R1 000 into the local currency where necessary. In other words, on this particular basket, R1 000 stretches considerably further in Zimbabwe than in the other two countries. R1 000 in South AfricaSouth Africa provides the easiest benchmark because the amount does not need to be converted.