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South African Rand (ZAR) to Russian Ruble (RUB)

Convert South African rand to Russian rubles at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: RUB to ZAR

1 South African Rand =

5.03 RUB 0.00% today

1 ZAR = 5.03381 RUB · 1 RUB = 0.198657 ZAR

Mid-market rate, updated 08:32 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZAR→RUB rates via API

ZAR to RUB over the last year

4.505.005.50Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
5.4338
52-week low
4.2614
52-week average
4.7598
Change over the year
+5.49%

Conversion tables

ZAR to RUB
ZAR RUB
1 ZAR 5.03 RUB
10 ZAR 50.34 RUB
100 ZAR 503.38 RUB
1,000 ZAR 5,033.81 RUB
10,000 ZAR 50,338.13 RUB
50,000 ZAR 251,690.64 RUB
100,000 ZAR 503,381.29 RUB
RUB to ZAR
RUB ZAR
1 RUB 0.1987 ZAR
10 RUB 1.99 ZAR
100 RUB 19.87 ZAR
1,000 RUB 198.66 ZAR
10,000 RUB 1,986.57 ZAR
50,000 RUB 9,932.83 ZAR
100,000 RUB 19,865.66 ZAR

Official ZAR/RUB rates

For accounting, tax and customs, rules usually name an official rate: the one a central bank publishes once a day. These banks publish one for this pair.

Get ZAR→RUB rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for RUB and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=ZAR -d currencies=RUB \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=ZAR -d currencies=RUB \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about ZAR to RUB

How much is 1 ZAR in RUB?

1 South African Rand is 5.03381 Russian rubles at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 08:32 UTC, and 1 RUB is 0.198657 ZAR.

What was the ZAR to RUB rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZAR ranged from 4.26142 to 5.43382 RUB, 4.75977 RUB on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for ZAR/RUB, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse. For accounting and tax, where an official rate is usually required, use the central bank rates below.