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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 31.1% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 36.9% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 55.6% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.79 €2.70	$1.01 ZAR18.87	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 €1.75	$0.77 ZAR14.36	-57.5%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Madrid	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 €1.45	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.92 €6.71	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €4.27	$4.41 ZAR82.47
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 €2.96	$2.42 ZAR45.35	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.78 €3.67	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.09	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.84	$0.70 ZAR13.01	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.97	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.02	$0.75 ZAR13.96	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.81	$0.64 ZAR11.97	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.80	$0.70 ZAR13.18	-14.1%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Madrid	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 €6.58	$5.00 ZAR93.59	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €41.58	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+112.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,759.38 €34,679.12	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90 €14.45	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-31.4%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 36.9% less for housing

	Madrid	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.85 €30.88	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,468.90 €1,424.52	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,074.71 €1,042.24	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-69.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.03 €126.10	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	-36.9%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 55.6% less for childcare

	Madrid	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$567.57 €550.42	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,069.47 €9,765.28	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-52.3%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75 €3.64	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 €2.51	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €41.81	$44.72 ZAR836.72	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$7.53 ZAR140.83	-29.8%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Madrid	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.50 €87.77	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.21 €36.09	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.88 €94.92	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.40 €117.73	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	-19.0%
Average			-19.5%

Madrid vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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