Cost of living comparison
Spain is 95.4% more expensive than Pietermaritzburg.
If you lived in Spain instead of Pietermaritzburg, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Pietermaritzburg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.35
ZAR132.92
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.54
ZAR64.00
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ZAR13.78
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
ZAR10.09
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Pietermaritzburg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
ZAR14.20
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ZAR59.57
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.16
ZAR57.15
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.13
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
ZAR34.18
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.85
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.74
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.32
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.03
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.58
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.07
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 88.2% more for transportation
Pietermaritzburg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
ZAR86.77
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.70
ZAR320.00
|
$35.45
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
ZAR344,620.16
|
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.99
ZAR108.31
|
$14.39
€13.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Pietermaritzburg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.13
ZAR689.20
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
ZAR3,938.52
|
$828.43
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.43
ZAR2,953.89
|
$665.31
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.93
ZAR1,950.73
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Pietermaritzburg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.81
ZAR2,707.73
|
$381.14
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,397.97
ZAR61,416.24
|
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
Pietermaritzburg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
ZAR29.54
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
ZAR31.23
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.41
ZAR640.01
|
$43.03
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
ZAR81.23
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
Pietermaritzburg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.00
ZAR704.90
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.70
ZAR464.56
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
ZAR1,432.64
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.01
ZAR1,156.94
|
$91.97
€84.53
|
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