Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 23.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
Turkey
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
Turkey
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 86.8% more for housing
Turkey
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Turkey
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Turkey
|
South Africa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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