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Jeffreys Bay vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Jeffreys Bay is 46.7% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Jeffreys Bay
Groceries: pay 41.7% less in Jeffreys Bay
Transportation: pay 41.3% less in Jeffreys Bay
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Jeffreys Bay
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Jeffreys Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.7% less in Jeffreys Bay
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Jeffreys Bay

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Jeffreys Bay.

Jeffreys Bay vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeffreys Bay instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Jeffreys Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$5.74 ZAR97.09	-60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$5.10 ZAR86.41	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.72 ZAR12.14	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.92 ZAR15.53	-53.6%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 41.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Jeffreys Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.00 ZAR16.99	-49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.13 ZAR69.83	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.72 ZAR46.12	-59.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$2.13 ZAR36.11	-55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$0.79 ZAR13.38	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.69 ZAR11.64	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.74 ZAR12.55	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.72 ZAR12.20	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.52 ZAR8.72	-24.0%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 41.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Jeffreys Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.97 ZAR84.16	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$6.35 ZAR107.52	-56.3%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Jeffreys Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$45.59 ZAR771.69	-6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$334.60 ZAR5,663.46	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	-17.1%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Wellington	Jeffreys Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$132.21 ZAR2,237.88	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	-59.9%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Jeffreys Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$1.86 ZAR31.55	-71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$1.82 ZAR30.74	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$3.07 ZAR51.94	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$17.15 ZAR290.29	-49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$2.87 ZAR48.54	-75.1%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Jeffreys Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$67.68 ZAR1,145.64	-2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$38.22 ZAR646.93	-18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$91.77 ZAR1,553.41	-37.2%
Average			-17.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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