Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.3 times more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 91.8% more for restaurants
Port Elizabeth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.79
ZAR218.73
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
ZAR86.47
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
ZAR18.98
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZAR13.23
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 61.9% more for groceries
Port Elizabeth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.25
ZAR60.21
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
ZAR70.71
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.92
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ZAR38.42
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.74
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.49
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.11
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ZAR8.59
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.79
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Port Elizabeth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
ZAR86.11
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.19
ZAR356.07
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,413.33
ZAR508,664.81
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
ZAR100.21
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Port Elizabeth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.39
ZAR879.35
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.56
ZAR8,805.55
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.24
ZAR6,294.73
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.99
ZAR1,317.16
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Port Elizabeth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.59
ZAR3,128.29
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,339.22
ZAR117,626.70
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Elizabeth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
ZAR31.71
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.33
ZAR655.61
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
ZAR99.70
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Port Elizabeth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.20
ZAR857.32
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.78
ZAR589.71
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.21
ZAR1,896.59
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.72
ZAR1,627.73
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
|
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