How much money it takes to be in the 1% in SA - and how it compares to other countries Business Insider US facebook Marin Tomas/Getty Images In South Africa, the fabled 1% now starts at net assets worth R2.7 million, according to a new report. The requirements to fall into that group differ hugely between countries. In Monaco you'll need more than R100 million, and in Kenya only R300,000. Here's how countries differ in what makes you wealthy, according to the annual Wealth Report from Knight Frank Curious to know what the cutoff is to be in the wealthiest 1%? The new annual Wealth Report from Knight Frank breaks the numbers down for countries around the world – and shows the huge differences between nations.