Common information
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
- 750 845
Cost of living and prices in Pietermaritzburg
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre158USD/month
- in city centre210USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre328USD/month
- in city centre564USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 5 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 26 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 4 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 3 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 17 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 18,901 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 22,541 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 34 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 4 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 39 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 27 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 80 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 62 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 138 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 28 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 210 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 158 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 564 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 328 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,050 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 381 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 945 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 11.63 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Pietermaritzburg
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Average temperature, °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
| Average low, °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Record low, °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 64 | 80 | 101 | 117 | 138 | 116 | 111 | 47 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 860 |
| Relative humidity, % | 68 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 71 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 73 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 149 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 204 | 248 | 279 | 344 | 366 | 331 | 341 | 255 | 161 | 69 | 81 | 136 | 2815 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 |