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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 46.0% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 32.2% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.7% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$1.01 ZAR18.87	-60.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$0.77 ZAR14.36	-64.4%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$4.23 ZAR79.08	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$2.42 ZAR45.35	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-58.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$0.70 ZAR13.01	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$0.75 ZAR13.96	-71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$0.64 ZAR11.97	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$0.70 ZAR13.18	-16.0%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$5.00 ZAR93.59	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	-28.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-43.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Wellington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$46.17 ZAR863.95	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	-38.8%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Wellington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-62.1%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.58	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-87.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.01	$44.72 ZAR836.72	+12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$7.53 ZAR140.83	-38.5%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	-24.1%
Average			-29.9%

Wellington vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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