Cost of living comparison

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Port Elizabeth vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Port Elizabeth is 56.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% less in Port Elizabeth
Groceries: pay 37.6% less in Port Elizabeth
Transportation: pay 63.1% less in Port Elizabeth
Housing: pay 54.6% less in Port Elizabeth
Childcare: pay 87.9% less in Port Elizabeth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% less in Port Elizabeth
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Port Elizabeth

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

Port Elizabeth vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% less for restaurants

	London	Port Elizabeth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$10.80 ZAR182.86	-59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$5.13 ZAR86.80	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.13 ZAR19.18	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.92 ZAR15.60	-52.1%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 37.6% less for groceries

	London	Port Elizabeth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.02 ZAR17.33	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$4.34 ZAR73.52	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$2.86 ZAR48.47	-42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$2.23 ZAR37.82	-43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$0.79 ZAR13.44	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.74 ZAR12.61	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.72 ZAR12.25	-4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-37.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 63.1% less for transportation

	London	Port Elizabeth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$5.01 ZAR84.76	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$34.86 ZAR590.03	-85.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$16,075.49 ZAR272,098.61	-57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$6.38 ZAR108.01	-79.9%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 54.6% less for housing

	London	Port Elizabeth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$606.14 ZAR10,259.78	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$455.18 ZAR7,704.58	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	-64.4%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 87.9% less for childcare

	London	Port Elizabeth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$169.97 ZAR2,877.03	-93.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$4,925.10 ZAR83,363.77	-82.7%
Average			-87.9%

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pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Port Elizabeth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$2.62 ZAR44.37	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$2.17 ZAR36.67	-58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$30.31 ZAR512.99	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$10.08 ZAR170.67	-49.7%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	London	Port Elizabeth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$67.99 ZAR1,150.81	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$38.39 ZAR649.85	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	-42.7%
Average			-32.8%

London vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of clothing

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