Statement:
In South Africa, people spend more of their household budget on food and non-alcoholic beverages than in The Netherlands

In the Where households spend more on food rating South Africa holds position #106 2021 out of 138 and The Netherlands is #124 out of 138 2021.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of The Netherlands.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Where households spend more on food" rating. So % of household budget for food and non-alcoholic beverages is an average for both South Africa and The Netherlands, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by '% of household budget for food and non-alcoholic beverages' in descending order.
    The Netherlands '% of household budget for food and non-alcoholic beverages' value is 13.43
    South Africa '% of household budget for food and non-alcoholic beverages' value is 17.24