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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 23.1% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 95.1% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 7.0% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 79.5% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 57.9% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Centurion (Verwoerdburg). Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 95.1% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+144.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$1.01 ZAR18.87	+103.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$0.77 ZAR14.36	+148.2%
Average			+95.1%

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$2.42 ZAR45.35	+39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$2.11 ZAR39.44	+37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.70 ZAR13.01	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.75 ZAR13.96	+28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.64 ZAR11.97	+73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.70 ZAR13.18	+49.6%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 79.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$5.00 ZAR93.59	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+172.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+122.7%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 57.9% more for housing

	Beijing	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+247.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	+95.2%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-79.0%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$2.27 ZAR42.51	+104.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$44.72 ZAR836.72	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$7.53 ZAR140.83	-9.9%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	-8.7%
Average			-5.1%

Beijing vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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