Cost of living comparison
China is 17.1% more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in China instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.79
ZAR218.73
|
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
ZAR86.47
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
ZAR18.98
|
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZAR13.23
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.25
ZAR60.21
|
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
ZAR70.71
|
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.92
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ZAR38.42
|
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.74
|
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.49
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.11
|
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ZAR8.59
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.79
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
ZAR86.11
|
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.19
ZAR356.07
|
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,413.33
ZAR508,664.81
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
ZAR100.21
|
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.39
ZAR879.35
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.56
ZAR8,805.55
|
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.24
ZAR6,294.73
|
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.99
ZAR1,317.16
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.59
ZAR3,128.29
|
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,339.22
ZAR117,626.70
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
ZAR31.71
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.33
ZAR655.61
|
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
ZAR99.70
|
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.20
ZAR857.32
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.78
ZAR589.71
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.21
ZAR1,896.59
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.72
ZAR1,627.73
|
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
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