Cape Town Man Shares Dinner Meals for a Family That Cost Less Than R50 in a Video, Mzansi Reacts

Cape Town Man Shares Dinner Meals for a Family That Cost Less Than R50 in a Video, Mzansi Reacts

  • A young man flexed his dinner meal for less than R50, and South Africans cracked up in laughter
  • In the clip, the gent unveiled all the things he purchased, and it gained massive attraction online
  • People reacted to the guy's meals as they flooded the comments section, expressing their thoughts

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A gentleman in Cape Town took to social media to showcase how he survives in the mother city, and people had mixed reactions.

A TikTok video shows a man unveiling dinner meals for a family that cost less than R50.
A man in Cape Town shared dinner meals for a family that cost less than R50 in a TikTok video. Image: @bigvicenergy369
Source: TikTok

Man shows off dinner for a family that costs less than R50

One gent dished out an impressive plug for Mzansi netizens in a TikTok video, which is making rounds online. The guy who goes by the social media handle @bigvicenergy369 showed off his dinner meals for a family that cost less than R50.

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@bigvicenergy369 unveiled cheese which he purchased for R8.10, white bread for R7.49, chicken strips that cost R23.28, white rice valued at R13.68 and vegetables for R9.36. The man said in his video that how he can afford his life while living in Cape Town.

The footage captured the attention of many, gathering loads of views along with thousands of likes and comments.

While taking to his caption, he said:

"Imagine buying food for a whole household in Cyril's Economy. I’m blessed, shame."

Watch the clip below:

SA peeps crack jokes in the comments

The economic state in South Africa is challenging for many, and online users took the opportunity to poke fun at themselves as the man's content amused them.

Kamvaaaaaa cracked a joke, saying:

"Just had two boiled eggs and called it a day as long as I can see Table Mountain from my window."

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Miss_T_Zulu said:

"That bread…is not make sure."

Langutela Leswinene Marylene wrote:

"I'm taking tips."

Vannav inquired:

"So you are eating expired & cheap food just to stay afloat in Cape Town."

Bones expressed:

"Cape Town is the land of the poor...two-bedroom rent for R14000 aai never shem slavery nine nine."

User simply said:

"Haibo."

Cape Town man's R350 Shoprite grocery haul wows Mzansi with impressive savings

Briefly News previously reported that a gentleman in Cape Town flexed his R350 grocery haul on social media, and the internet went wild.

In this economy, getting your hands on budget-friendly groceries is a flex. This man was lucky, as he did not need to break the bank to access his basic needs. The man who goes by the TikTok handle @bulelani.eats showed off his impressive grocery haul from Shoprite for only R350.

Source: Briefly News

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Johana Mukandila (Editor) Johana Tshidibi Mukandila has been a Human Interest Reporter at Briefly News since 2023. She holds a national diploma in journalism from the Cape Peninsula University Of Technology (2023). She has worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, PAICTA, BONA Magazine and Albella Music Production. She is currently furthering her education in journalism at the CPUT. She has passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. Reach her at johana.mukandila@briefly.co.za