I just did a few calcs for here in South Africa, and the prices you mentioned are about 2.1x as much than what it costs to get an UberX/Go trip here. Or the sam

I just did a few calcs for here in South Africa, and the prices you mentioned are about 2.1x as much than what it costs to get an UberX/Go trip here. Or the same price as what I'd pay for a "luxury" Uber Black ride. This is just taxis doing what taxis always eventually do. This whole gimmick of "we can't afford to live at these rates" is just whining because they don't like their earnings at the end of the day. I'm all for a fair price that takes into account all the costs involved and a fair margin ontop so it's a livable and respectful wage. But what Taxis eventually do is not it, they want a certain lifestyle and salary that they've been used to before ride-shares came about, and they'll eventually get violent (like they did here in SA) till they get it. Fun story, I was in an Uber here once and got chased-down by an angry taxi driver when they saw me being picked up by an Uber driver from a "protected" tourist spot.