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Nelspruit vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Nelspruit is 9.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% more in Nelspruit
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Nelspruit
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Nelspruit
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Nelspruit
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Nelspruit
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Nelspruit
Clothing: pay 10.0% less in Nelspruit

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

Nelspruit vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelspruit instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 13.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Nelspruit
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$3.73 ZAR63.08	-55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.06 ZAR17.97	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.84 ZAR14.14	+103.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Nelspruit
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$0.96 ZAR16.18	+38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$4.30 ZAR72.79	-10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.73 ZAR80.12	+29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.06 ZAR34.94	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$1.89 ZAR31.92	-26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.72 ZAR12.11	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.51 ZAR8.58	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.33 ZAR5.50	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.75 ZAR12.77	+18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.26 ZAR4.40	-11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.57 ZAR9.68	+128.9%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Ankara	Nelspruit
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.84 ZAR81.85	+9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$11.24 ZAR190.22	+66.8%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Nelspruit
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$34.40 ZAR582.31	+150.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$258.02 ZAR4,367.30	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$200.68 ZAR3,396.79	-60.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$94.17 ZAR1,594.01	+51.5%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Nelspruit
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$172.01 ZAR2,911.54	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	-60.6%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Nelspruit
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$1.55 ZAR26.20	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.01 ZAR33.97	-37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$2.58 ZAR43.67	+19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$22.93 ZAR388.20	-59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$4.01 ZAR67.94	-37.6%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

	Ankara	Nelspruit
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$53.84 ZAR911.35	-6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$41.31 ZAR699.21	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	-13.6%
Average			-10.0%

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