Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.6 times more expensive than Pietermaritzburg.
If you lived in Germany instead of Pietermaritzburg, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Pietermaritzburg
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.35
ZAR132.92
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.54
ZAR64.00
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ZAR13.78
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
ZAR10.09
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Pietermaritzburg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
ZAR14.20
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ZAR59.57
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.16
ZAR57.15
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.13
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
ZAR34.18
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.85
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.74
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.32
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.03
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.58
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.07
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Pietermaritzburg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
ZAR86.77
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.70
ZAR320.00
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
ZAR344,620.16
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.99
ZAR108.31
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Pietermaritzburg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.13
ZAR689.20
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
ZAR3,938.52
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.43
ZAR2,953.89
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.93
ZAR1,950.73
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Pietermaritzburg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.81
ZAR2,707.73
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,397.97
ZAR61,416.24
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Pietermaritzburg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
ZAR29.54
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
ZAR31.23
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.41
ZAR640.01
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
ZAR81.23
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 69.1% more for clothing
Pietermaritzburg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.00
ZAR704.90
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.70
ZAR464.56
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
ZAR1,432.64
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.01
ZAR1,156.94
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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