Cost of living comparison
Pietermaritzburg is 52.0% cheaper than Auckland.
If you lived in Pietermaritzburg instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Auckland
|
Pietermaritzburg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.61
|
$6.58
R126.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$3.56
R68.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.15
|
$0.75
R14.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.65
|
$0.56
R10.76
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Pietermaritzburg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
NZ$3.56
|
$0.79
R15.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$3.10
R59.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
NZ$12.79
|
$2.75
R53.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
NZ$9.04
|
$1.56
R30.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
$1.99
R38.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.33
|
$0.47
R9.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.79
|
$0.52
R10.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
$0.62
R11.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
NZ$4.78
|
$0.57
R11.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NZ$1.87
|
$0.40
R7.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.41
|
$0.45
R8.64
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Pietermaritzburg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
NZ$11.70
|
$4.48
R86.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$134.76
NZ$228.88
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,065.72
NZ$42,570.87
|
$18,915.20
R364,965.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.05
NZ$32.36
|
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pay 9.8% less for housing
Auckland
|
Pietermaritzburg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.30
NZ$90.52
|
$53.00
R1,022.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.16
NZ$2,264.20
|
$253.57
R4,892.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.34
NZ$2,011.44
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.18
NZ$187.12
|
$167.71
R3,235.84
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
Auckland
|
Pietermaritzburg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$822.99
NZ$1,397.74
|
$100.06
R1,930.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,341.88
NZ$22,659.45
|
$933.48
R18,011.31
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Pietermaritzburg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
NZ$12.77
|
$1.64
R31.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
NZ$5.91
|
$1.65
R31.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.94
NZ$37.26
|
$2.58
R49.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.56
NZ$85.88
|
$16.72
R322.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
NZ$22.62
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Auckland
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Pietermaritzburg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.42
NZ$134.88
|
$39.06
R753.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.97
NZ$79.77
|
$29.24
R564.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.74
NZ$177.89
|
$89.55
R1,727.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.61
NZ$221.82
|
$63.96
R1,234.18
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