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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 51.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 62.5% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 38.7% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.80	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.90	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.45	$1.01 ZAR18.87	-63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.72	$0.77 ZAR14.36	-66.9%
Average			-57.8%

Canberra vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.16	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.67	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.60	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.45	$2.42 ZAR45.35	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.63	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.60	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.16	$0.70 ZAR13.01	-48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.52	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.96	$0.75 ZAR13.96	-69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$2.01	$0.64 ZAR11.97	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.79	$0.70 ZAR13.18	-36.7%
Average			-47.7%

Canberra vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Canberra	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.16	$5.00 ZAR93.59	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$190.81	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,090.37	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.41	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-42.1%
Average			-22.4%

Canberra vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.5% less for housing

	Canberra	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$105.18	$46.17 ZAR863.95	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,868.44	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,272.87	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$294.39	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	-55.2%
Average			-62.5%

Canberra vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of housing

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Canberra	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,971.15	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-87.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,328.56	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-66.9%
Average			-77.2%

Canberra vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of childcare

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pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.66	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-68.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.92	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$42.40	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-88.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$105.66	$44.72 ZAR836.72	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$23.06	$7.53 ZAR140.83	-47.5%
Average			-56.4%

Canberra vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.7% less for clothing

	Canberra	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$139.57	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$116.10	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$192.24	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$247.99	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	-36.2%
Average			-38.7%

Canberra vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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