Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.1 times more expensive than Pietermaritzburg.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Pietermaritzburg, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Pietermaritzburg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.35
ZAR132.92
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.54
ZAR64.00
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ZAR13.78
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
ZAR10.09
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
Pietermaritzburg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
ZAR14.20
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ZAR59.57
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.16
ZAR57.15
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.13
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
ZAR34.18
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.85
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.74
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.32
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.03
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.58
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.07
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Pietermaritzburg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
ZAR86.77
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.70
ZAR320.00
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
ZAR344,620.16
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.99
ZAR108.31
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Pietermaritzburg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.13
ZAR689.20
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
ZAR3,938.52
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.43
ZAR2,953.89
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.93
ZAR1,950.73
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Pietermaritzburg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.81
ZAR2,707.73
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,397.97
ZAR61,416.24
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pietermaritzburg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
ZAR29.54
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
ZAR31.23
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.41
ZAR640.01
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
ZAR81.23
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 58.1% more for clothing
Pietermaritzburg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.00
ZAR704.90
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.70
ZAR464.56
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
ZAR1,432.64
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.01
ZAR1,156.94
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
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