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Cape Town vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 16.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% more in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 32.9% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 55.3% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 71.8% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Cape Town

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Cape Town are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cape Town.

Cape Town vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cape Town instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 26.0% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$11.47 ZAR194.18	+19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$5.16 ZAR87.38	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.20 ZAR20.35	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.92 ZAR15.53	+124.0%
Average			+26.0%

Ankara vs. Cape Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.14 ZAR19.21	+64.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$4.37 ZAR73.94	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.50 ZAR76.09	+22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.49 ZAR42.19	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.43 ZAR41.18	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.78 ZAR13.27	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.76 ZAR12.83	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.74 ZAR12.54	+23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.78 ZAR13.19	+22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.60 ZAR10.08	+101.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.62 ZAR10.51	+148.3%
Average			+32.9%

Ankara vs. Cape Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.3% more for transportation

	Ankara	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.73 ZAR80.12	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$28.68 ZAR485.44	+217.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$21,796.50 ZAR368,934.03	-54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$10.15 ZAR171.85	+50.7%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 71.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$42.97 ZAR727.40	+213.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$838.02 ZAR14,184.54	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$559.94 ZAR9,477.63	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$91.96 ZAR1,556.46	+48.0%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$228.00 ZAR3,859.24	-62.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$5,090.62 ZAR86,165.43	-63.9%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.87 ZAR48.54	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.12 ZAR35.82	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$3.15 ZAR53.40	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$44.05 ZAR745.55	-21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$6.88 ZAR116.51	+6.9%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$55.23 ZAR934.82	-3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$33.91 ZAR573.94	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$117.06 ZAR1,981.48	+12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$88.13 ZAR1,491.79	-8.2%
Average			-6.3%

Ankara vs. Cape Town - Cost of clothing

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