Cost of living comparison
France is 2.0 times more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in France instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Port Elizabeth
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.90
ZAR192.50
|
$15.92
€14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.63
ZAR81.81
|
$10.79
€9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
ZAR20.36
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
ZAR15.80
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Port Elizabeth
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
ZAR16.62
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
ZAR64.15
|
$9.16
€8.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ZAR64.59
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR39.42
|
$3.91
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
ZAR39.59
|
$6.37
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR11.47
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.99
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR11.68
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.22
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.13
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR11.79
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 82.6% more for transportation
Port Elizabeth
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
ZAR86.48
|
$7.43
€6.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
ZAR582.30
|
$51.68
€47.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,238.22
ZAR481,242.18
|
$31,564.23
€29,224.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
ZAR106.60
|
$18.46
€17.09
|
|
pay 44.3% more for housing
Port Elizabeth
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.42
ZAR802.50
|
$30.98
€28.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$577.45
ZAR10,202.33
|
$779.01
€721.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.20
ZAR6,470.03
|
$611.60
€566.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.50
ZAR1,192.58
|
$139.72
€129.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Port Elizabeth
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.86
ZAR2,965.65
|
$707.64
€655.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,656.55
ZAR82,271.40
|
$9,850.44
€9,120.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Elizabeth
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
ZAR40.91
|
$6.18
€5.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.17
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.12
|
$11.75
€10.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
ZAR483.38
|
$34.96
€32.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
ZAR144.37
|
$11.84
€10.96
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Port Elizabeth
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.80
ZAR950.45
|
$92.28
€85.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.90
ZAR598.91
|
$37.39
€34.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.06
ZAR1,555.91
|
$93.47
€86.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.31
ZAR1,383.57
|
$126.59
€117.21
|
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