Skype offers massive savings on international calls, and many countries are in fact cheaper to call than a cellphone in South Africa. All one needs is a broadband connection and a PC, or a Skype enabled VoIP phone. Below is a list of call charges to popular international destinations during peak time.
All charges include VAT and are per minute.
Destination
Skype
Australia
R0.23
Australia
R2.18
Austria
R0.23
Austria
R2.90
Belgium
R0.23
Belgium
R2.79
Brazil
R0.58
Brazil
R2.29
Canada
R0.23
Canada
n/a
China
R0.23
China
R0.23
Croatia
R0.57
Croatia
R2.37
Cyprus
R0.64
Cyprus
R0.79
Denmark
R0.23
Denmark
R2.65
Finland
R0.33
Finland
R2.18
France
R0.23
France
R2.17
Germany
R0.23
Germany
R2.65
Greece
R0.23
Greece
R2.48
Hong Kong
R0.23
Hong Kong
R0.23
Hungary
R0.23
Hungary
R2.34
Iceland
R0.33
Iceland
R3.14
India
R0.91
India
R0.91
Ireland
R0.23
Ireland
R2.12
Italy
R0.23
Italy
R3.31
Jamaica
R1.35
Jamaica
R2.41
Japan
R0.26
Japan
R1.65
Malaysia
R0.23
Malaysia
R0.62
Mexico
R1.06
Mexico
R3.53
Mozambique
R1.85
Mozambique
R1.76
Namibia
R2.20
Namibia
n/a
Netherlands
R0.23
Netherlands
R1.83
New Zealand
R0.23
New Zealand
R3.33
Norway
R0.23
Norway
R2.28
Poland
R0.23
Poland
R2.65
Portugal
R0.23
Portugal
R3.07
Romania
R1.34
Romania
R3.12
Russia
R0.52
Russia
R0.73
Saudi Arabia
R2.63
Saudi Arabia
R2.83
Seychelles
R3.08
Seychelles
n/a
Singapore
R0.23
Singapore
R0.23
Spain
R0.23
Spain
R2.91
Sweden
R0.23
Sweden
R3.14
Switzerland
R0.23
Switzerland
R3.94
Tanzania
R3.28
Tanzania
R3.01
Thailand
R1.22
Thailand
R1.23
Turkey
R0.32
Turkey
R1.72
UAE
R2.89
UAE
R2.71
United Kingdom
R0.23
United Kingdom
R2.71
USA
R0.23
USA
n/a
Zimbabwe
R0.95
Zimbabwe
R3.57
THE SMALL PRINT
- Skype calls are charged per minute with a minimum charge of 86c per call.