Cost of living comparison
Charlotte Amalie is 2.9 times more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Port Elizabeth
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.79
ZAR218.73
|
$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
ZAR86.47
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
ZAR18.98
|
$2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZAR13.23
|
$2.08
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Port Elizabeth
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.25
ZAR60.21
|
$3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
ZAR70.71
|
$14.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.92
|
$4.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ZAR38.42
|
$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.74
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.49
|
$1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.11
|
$2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ZAR8.59
|
$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.79
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Port Elizabeth
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
ZAR86.11
|
$5.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.19
ZAR356.07
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,413.33
ZAR508,664.81
|
$45,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
ZAR100.21
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Port Elizabeth
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.39
ZAR879.35
|
$110.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.56
ZAR8,805.55
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.24
ZAR6,294.73
|
$1,416.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.99
ZAR1,317.16
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Port Elizabeth
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.59
ZAR3,128.29
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,339.22
ZAR117,626.70
|
$25,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Elizabeth
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
ZAR31.71
|
$6.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.33
ZAR655.61
|
$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
ZAR99.70
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Port Elizabeth
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.20
ZAR857.32
|
$45.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.78
ZAR589.71
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.21
ZAR1,896.59
|
$65.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.72
ZAR1,627.73
|
$100.00
|
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