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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 32.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 98.3% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+11.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB563.59	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB118.39	$1.01 ZAR18.87	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB53.58	$0.77 ZAR14.36	+58.1%
Average			+13.8%

Moscow vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB68.31	$1.07 ZAR20.03	+73.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB486.52	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB393.86	$4.41 ZAR82.47	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB167.78	$2.42 ZAR45.35	+59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB219.24	$2.11 ZAR39.44	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB74.78	$0.69 ZAR12.92	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB73.69	$0.70 ZAR13.01	+4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB79.01	$0.73 ZAR13.57	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB124.05	$0.75 ZAR13.96	-33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB27.52	$0.64 ZAR11.97	+156.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.10	$0.70 ZAR13.18	+236.7%
Average			+47.8%

Moscow vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB244.94	$5.00 ZAR93.59	+125.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+218.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB642.49	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+75.7%
Average			+98.3%

Moscow vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Moscow	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB704.36	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+623.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-43.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	-5.3%
Average			+124.0%

Moscow vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of housing

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-53.9%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB338.15	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB278.77	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB270.52	$3.12 ZAR58.46	+27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	$44.72 ZAR836.72	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB563.59	$7.53 ZAR140.83	+47.5%
Average			+13.3%

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

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	-3.6%
Average			-19.2%

Moscow vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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