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South Africa vs. Plettenberg Bay Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 12.0% more expensive than Plettenberg Bay.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 50.8% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 6.7% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 0.9% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in South Africa

The cost of transportation, clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in South Africa are more expensive than in Plettenberg Bay.

South Africa vs. Plettenberg Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Plettenberg Bay, you would:

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Plettenberg Bay	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.60 ZAR145.63	$9.33 ZAR157.99	+8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ZAR86.41	$5.11 ZAR86.54	+0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ZAR16.99	$1.03 ZAR17.46	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 ZAR12.14	$0.80 ZAR13.59	+12.0%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Plettenberg Bay	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZAR17.25	$1.00 ZAR16.97	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 ZAR66.56	$3.88 ZAR65.75	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 ZAR68.60	$4.37 ZAR73.98	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 ZAR48.25	$2.33 ZAR39.49	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 ZAR37.65	$2.13 ZAR36.12	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR13.21	$0.73 ZAR12.33	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.13	$0.65 ZAR11.04	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR9.84	$0.68 ZAR11.57	+17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ZAR8.95	$0.71 ZAR12.00	+34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 ZAR7.05	$0.59 ZAR9.91	+40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 ZAR6.75	$0.60 ZAR10.16	+50.4%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

	Plettenberg Bay	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR84.38	$4.92 ZAR83.33	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$56.18 ZAR950.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	$21,394.82 ZAR362,135.06	+33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 ZAR71.85	$9.34 ZAR158.05	+120.0%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Plettenberg Bay	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.59 ZAR517.80	$39.36 ZAR666.17	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	$404.16 ZAR6,840.92	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	$361.59 ZAR6,120.39	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	$88.13 ZAR1,491.68	-2.7%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 0.9% more for childcare

	Plettenberg Bay	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	$173.48 ZAR2,936.29	+21.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	$3,962.11 ZAR67,063.83	-19.2%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Plettenberg Bay	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.84	$2.18 ZAR36.86	-5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 ZAR33.98	$2.05 ZAR34.68	+2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 ZAR45.15	$2.96 ZAR50.17	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.11 ZAR509.71	$30.26 ZAR512.21	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 ZAR101.94	$6.85 ZAR115.92	+13.7%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Plettenberg Bay	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 ZAR703.89	$50.74 ZAR858.89	+22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.68 ZAR485.44	$32.75 ZAR554.38	+14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	$94.19 ZAR1,594.31	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	$81.80 ZAR1,384.49	+35.8%
Average			+16.7%

Plettenberg Bay vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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