Cost of Living in Port Elizabeth

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$866
$2070
🛋️ Without rent
$387
$1153
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$479
$917
🍽️ Food
$265
$697
🚐 Transport
$43.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1049
😀 Quality of life
46
🏙️ Population
312K

The average cost of living in Port Elizabeth is $866, which is in the top 34% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6143rd out of 9294 in our global list and 5th out of 36 in South Africa.

The median after-tax salary is $1049, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months. Ranked 6586th (TOP 71%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 6th best city to live in South Africa. With an estimated population of 312K, Port Elizabeth is the 9th largest city in South Africa.

✈️ Closest airport 3 km Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1764 Nelson Mandela University
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Prices in Port Elizabeth

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5104

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