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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 17.7% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 26.2% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.4% more for restaurants

	Quito	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+104.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08	$1.01 ZAR18.87	-6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$0.77 ZAR14.36	+9.6%
Average			+16.4%

Quito vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Quito	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12	$4.23 ZAR79.08	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.23	$4.41 ZAR82.47	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31	$2.42 ZAR45.35	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.70 ZAR13.01	+27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.73 ZAR13.57	+32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61	$0.75 ZAR13.96	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64	$0.64 ZAR11.97	+0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.70 ZAR13.18	+49.8%
Average			+3.3%

Quito vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Quito	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69	$5.00 ZAR93.59	+86.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+354.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-24.3%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Quito	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.13	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.67	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$362.50	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.45	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	+160.9%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

	Quito	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$288.89	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,190.00	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-33.2%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.50	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.27	$44.72 ZAR836.72	+20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$7.53 ZAR140.83	+7.5%
Average			-13.6%

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

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Quito	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89	$49.09 ZAR918.51	+11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.73	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.12	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	+18.3%
Average			+0.5%

Quito vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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