Cost of living comparison
China is 18.1% more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in China instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.90
ZAR192.50
|
$3.04
CN¥21.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.63
ZAR81.81
|
$5.19
CN¥36.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
ZAR20.36
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
ZAR15.80
|
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
ZAR16.62
|
$1.65
CN¥11.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
ZAR64.15
|
$5.98
CN¥42.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ZAR64.59
|
$7.16
CN¥50.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR39.42
|
$1.65
CN¥11.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
ZAR39.59
|
$1.58
CN¥11.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR11.47
|
$0.76
CN¥5.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.99
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR11.68
|
$0.66
CN¥4.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.22
|
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.13
|
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR11.79
|
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
ZAR86.48
|
$4.45
CN¥31.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
ZAR582.30
|
$22.24
CN¥158.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,238.22
ZAR481,242.18
|
$19,593.81
CN¥139,529.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
ZAR106.60
|
$3.91
CN¥27.84
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.42
ZAR802.50
|
$12.06
CN¥85.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$577.45
ZAR10,202.33
|
$335.80
CN¥2,391.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.20
ZAR6,470.03
|
$208.96
CN¥1,488.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.50
ZAR1,192.58
|
$39.78
CN¥283.27
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.86
ZAR2,965.65
|
$483.22
CN¥3,441.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,656.55
ZAR82,271.40
|
$18,043.44
CN¥128,489.11
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
ZAR40.91
|
$1.08
CN¥7.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.17
|
$3.20
CN¥22.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.12
|
$3.22
CN¥22.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
ZAR483.38
|
$42.07
CN¥299.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
ZAR144.37
|
$6.01
CN¥42.78
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Port Elizabeth
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.80
ZAR950.45
|
$48.74
CN¥347.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.90
ZAR598.91
|
$31.37
CN¥223.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.06
ZAR1,555.91
|
$73.58
CN¥523.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.31
ZAR1,383.57
|
$76.83
CN¥547.09
|
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