Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.3 times more expensive than Pietermaritzburg.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Pietermaritzburg, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Pietermaritzburg
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.35
ZAR132.92
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.54
ZAR64.00
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ZAR13.78
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
ZAR10.09
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
Pietermaritzburg
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
ZAR14.20
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ZAR59.57
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.16
ZAR57.15
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.13
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
ZAR34.18
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.85
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.74
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.32
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.03
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.58
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.07
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Pietermaritzburg
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
ZAR86.77
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.70
ZAR320.00
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
ZAR344,620.16
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.99
ZAR108.31
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Pietermaritzburg
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.13
ZAR689.20
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
ZAR3,938.52
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.43
ZAR2,953.89
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.93
ZAR1,950.73
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Pietermaritzburg
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.81
ZAR2,707.73
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,397.97
ZAR61,416.24
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pietermaritzburg
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
ZAR29.54
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
ZAR31.23
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.41
ZAR640.01
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
ZAR81.23
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 53.2% more for clothing
Pietermaritzburg
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.00
ZAR704.90
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.70
ZAR464.56
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
ZAR1,432.64
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.01
ZAR1,156.94
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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