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Port Elizabeth vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Port Elizabeth is 45.5% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% less in Port Elizabeth
Groceries: pay 42.2% less in Port Elizabeth
Transportation: pay 42.3% less in Port Elizabeth
Housing: pay 44.1% less in Port Elizabeth
Childcare: pay 76.7% less in Port Elizabeth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% less in Port Elizabeth
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Port Elizabeth

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Port Elizabeth.

Port Elizabeth vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Elizabeth instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Port Elizabeth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$10.80 ZAR182.86	-33.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$5.13 ZAR86.80	-47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$1.13 ZAR19.18	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.92 ZAR15.60	-58.8%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 42.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Port Elizabeth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.02 ZAR17.33	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$4.34 ZAR73.52	-21.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$2.86 ZAR48.47	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$2.23 ZAR37.82	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$0.79 ZAR13.44	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.74 ZAR12.61	-59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.72 ZAR12.25	-28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-50.3%
Average			-42.2%

Canberra vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.3% less for transportation

	Canberra	Port Elizabeth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$5.01 ZAR84.76	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$34.86 ZAR590.03	-71.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$16,075.49 ZAR272,098.61	-44.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$6.38 ZAR108.01	-66.3%
Average			-42.3%

Canberra vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.1% less for housing

	Canberra	Port Elizabeth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$45.80 ZAR775.17	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$606.14 ZAR10,259.78	-61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$455.18 ZAR7,704.58	-60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	-42.8%
Average			-44.1%

Canberra vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of housing

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pay 76.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	Port Elizabeth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$169.97 ZAR2,877.03	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$4,925.10 ZAR83,363.77	-63.0%
Average			-76.7%

Canberra vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of childcare

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pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Port Elizabeth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$2.62 ZAR44.37	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.17 ZAR36.67	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-90.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$30.31 ZAR512.99	-48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$10.08 ZAR170.67	-22.9%
Average			-51.5%

Canberra vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Canberra	Port Elizabeth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$67.99 ZAR1,150.81	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$38.39 ZAR649.85	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	-22.1%
Average			-12.8%

Canberra vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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