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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 54.5% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 51.5% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 58.7% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.1% less for restaurants

	London	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £20.79	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.32	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.98	$1.01 ZAR18.87	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.49	$0.77 ZAR14.36	-58.5%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	London	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.67	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.55	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £5.08	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.58	$2.42 ZAR45.35	-45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.43	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.26	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.61	$0.70 ZAR13.01	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.16	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.44	$0.75 ZAR13.96	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.55	$0.64 ZAR11.97	-7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.56	$0.70 ZAR13.18	+0.4%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 51.5% less for transportation

	London	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.95	$5.00 ZAR93.59	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £207.93	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £28.38	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-71.0%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 58.7% less for housing

	London	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £33.51	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,281.63	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,661.22	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-83.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £212.43	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	-68.9%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	London	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,878.45	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-90.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £22,452.16	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-82.8%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.65	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.87	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-58.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £15.91	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-84.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £52.86	$44.72 ZAR836.72	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £13.00	$7.53 ZAR140.83	-53.4%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	London	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £78.03	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £40.69	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £92.47	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £108.96	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	-27.4%
Average			-32.1%

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