What is a self-storage unit really costing you?

A unit is billed by the locker, not by what is in it, and the rent is only part of the bill — every trip out there costs fuel and an afternoon. Set the numbers to match your situation and see the twelve-month gap, including the point past which a unit costs less than we do.

In boxes. A single wardrobe is roughly six; a spare room is closer to twenty-five.

6 boxes
Box size

warehouseWhat would you rent instead?

Self-storage is billed by the unit, so the smallest one that fits is what you pay for — full or not.

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Costed at R95 a return trip in fuel and wear. Your time is not counted.

Over 12 months

Small lockerR11 280
  • Rent, R750 × 12R9 000
  • 24 trips × R95R2 280
StrongBoxR21 490
  • 6 × R295 × 12R21 240
  • One-off collectionR250
  • Trips to a facilityNone

The unit is cheaper by

R10 210

R851 a month.

At R295 a box, a small locker works out cheaper than more than 3 boxes with us. Below that, we win on price too.

What that difference buys

  • Collection from your door
  • Return delivery when you ask
  • Photo inventory of every box
  • No trips, no lifting, no truck hire
  • No unit deposit, no access-card fee
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Estimates only, VAT inclusive. Unit rents are Cape Town market ranges, not quotes from a named operator. Neither side includes insurance — in South Africa you insure your own goods either way.

How this is worked out

  • check_circleUnit rents are Cape Town market ranges for 2026, not quotes from any named operator. If you have a real figure, type it in — the comparison uses yours.
  • check_circleTrips are costed at R95 for a roughly 25 km return run in fuel and wear. Your time is not priced in, which favours the unit.
  • check_circleOur side uses the box rate you pick, our published one-off collection fee for a small van, and nothing else. Collection and the photo inventory are already inside that number.
  • check_circleBoth sides exclude the return delivery, which is quoted when you ask for your items back.
  • check_circleNeither side includes insurance. In South Africa you insure your own goods in storage, normally by extending your household contents policy, whoever is holding them.

Storing more than a few boxes, or furniture rather than boxes? A unit usually wins on price. We spell out exactly when.