Cost of living comparison
Germany is 92.2% more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in Germany instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Port Elizabeth
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.79
ZAR218.73
|
$12.84
€11.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
ZAR86.47
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
ZAR18.98
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZAR13.23
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Port Elizabeth
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.25
ZAR60.21
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
ZAR70.71
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.92
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ZAR38.42
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.74
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.49
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.11
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ZAR8.59
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.79
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Port Elizabeth
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
ZAR86.11
|
$8.31
€7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.19
ZAR356.07
|
$73.47
€68.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,413.33
ZAR508,664.81
|
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
ZAR100.21
|
$21.90
€20.32
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
Port Elizabeth
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.39
ZAR879.35
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.56
ZAR8,805.55
|
$759.74
€704.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.24
ZAR6,294.73
|
$577.93
€536.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.99
ZAR1,317.16
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
|
pay 90.4% more for childcare
Port Elizabeth
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.59
ZAR3,128.29
|
$325.78
€302.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,339.22
ZAR117,626.70
|
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Elizabeth
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
ZAR31.71
|
$3.27
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.33
ZAR655.61
|
$34.77
€32.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
ZAR99.70
|
$12.08
€11.20
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Port Elizabeth
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.20
ZAR857.32
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.78
ZAR589.71
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.21
ZAR1,896.59
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.72
ZAR1,627.73
|
$113.48
€105.28
|
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