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Plettenberg Bay vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Plettenberg Bay is 59.2% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Plettenberg Bay
Groceries: pay 59.0% less in Plettenberg Bay
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Plettenberg Bay
Housing: pay 61.2% less in Plettenberg Bay
Childcare: pay 91.2% less in Plettenberg Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% less in Plettenberg Bay
Clothing: pay 36.4% less in Plettenberg Bay

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Plettenberg Bay.

Plettenberg Bay vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plettenberg Bay instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Washington	Plettenberg Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$8.60 ZAR145.63	-65.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$5.10 ZAR86.41	-57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$1.00 ZAR16.99	-68.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$0.72 ZAR12.14	-74.3%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 59.0% less for groceries

	Washington	Plettenberg Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.02 ZAR17.25	-77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$3.93 ZAR66.56	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.05 ZAR68.60	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$2.85 ZAR48.25	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$2.22 ZAR37.65	-71.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$0.78 ZAR13.21	-73.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.60 ZAR10.13	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.58 ZAR9.84	-73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.53 ZAR8.95	-82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.42 ZAR7.05	-69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.40 ZAR6.75	-75.6%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Washington	Plettenberg Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$4.99 ZAR84.38	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-55.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$4.24 ZAR71.85	-74.6%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 61.2% less for housing

	Washington	Plettenberg Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$30.59 ZAR517.80	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	-82.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	-38.2%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 91.2% less for childcare

	Washington	Plettenberg Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	-94.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	-87.8%
Average			-91.2%

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pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Plettenberg Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$2.01 ZAR33.98	-66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$2.67 ZAR45.15	-79.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$30.11 ZAR509.71	-71.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$6.02 ZAR101.94	-64.0%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 36.4% less for clothing

	Washington	Plettenberg Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$41.59 ZAR703.89	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$28.68 ZAR485.44	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	-54.8%
Average			-36.4%

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