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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 52.8% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 62.3% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 51.9% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 62.6% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 88.6% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.3% less for restaurants

	Washington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.78	$1.01 ZAR18.87	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22	$0.77 ZAR14.36	-65.4%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 51.9% less for groceries

	Washington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$4.34	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-75.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14	$4.41 ZAR82.47	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.91	$2.42 ZAR45.35	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.73	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-68.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-74.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85	$0.70 ZAR13.01	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.46	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-70.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59	$0.75 ZAR13.96	-71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55	$0.64 ZAR11.97	-58.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61	$0.70 ZAR13.18	-56.2%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Washington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66	$5.00 ZAR93.59	+36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.88	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-57.2%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 62.6% less for housing

	Washington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.46	$46.17 ZAR863.95	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,582.95	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,028.70	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.65	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	-44.0%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

	Washington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,273.25	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$38,250.00	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-87.4%
Average			-88.6%

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pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-71.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-64.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.75	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-73.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.36	$44.72 ZAR836.72	-58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18	$7.53 ZAR140.83	-56.2%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Washington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.13	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.77	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.47	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$178.48	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	-44.9%
Average			-30.9%

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