Home & house cleaning

Home and house cleaning in South Africa

Updated 4 November 2026

Home cleaning in South Africa costs roughly R63 to R165 an hour for regular domestic cleaning, or about R475 to R625 for a full day. A move-in or move-out clean is usually R1,200 to R3,000. For current prices for your own home, send a request on BlaBlaPrice.

What the price depends on

Sellers in South Africa set the price by the size of the property, the type of cleaning, the condition of the home and how often you book. A deep clean after months without one costs more than a weekly visit, and a Johannesburg quote can differ from a Cape Town quote for the same house, so ask for a price for your own area.

Licences and registration

Guides for South Africa say no special licence or formal qualification is needed for basic home or small-office cleaning. A cleaning business does have to register and deal with tax, though. Ask whether your cleaner works as a registered company or as an individual, and whether they bring their own products and equipment.

Season and weather

Summer runs from December to February, and winter from June to August. A request made in November is for work before the summer months, so choose a date that suits your plans. The price figures we found do not show a seasonal change, so the size of the home and the frequency of cleaning matter more than the month.

How cleaning is bought here

Prices are given per hour, per day or per job, such as a move-out. Ask whether the price includes cleaning products and equipment, and whether the cleaner needs water and power on site. Floor area is usually given in square metres, so measure your home in m² before you request a quote.

What to put in your request

Describe the clean in your own words: the type of cleaning, the floor area, whether it is a flat or a house, extras such as windows or a balcony, how dirty the home is, your address or area, the date and how often you want it, and your budget. Say whether you will supply the products. Clear details help sellers give a realistic price.

BlaBlaPrice is free for buyers. You describe the clean in a chat, and our AI reads the request, asks for missing details and looks through sellers' websites and price lists in South Africa, then shows the prices it finds. Registered sellers reply in the chat with their own price, terms and availability. Your contact details stay hidden until you decide to share them. Start on the home page, or look at cleaning services and post-renovation cleaning, or read how BlaBlaPrice works.