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Richards Bay vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Richards Bay is 20.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.4% less in Richards Bay
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Richards Bay
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Richards Bay
Housing: pay 34.6% more in Richards Bay
Childcare: pay 83.2% less in Richards Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% less in Richards Bay
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Richards Bay

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Richards Bay are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Richards Bay. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Richards Bay.

Richards Bay vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richards Bay instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Richards Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$5.16 ZAR87.35	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$0.92 ZAR15.66	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.73 ZAR12.36	+78.2%
Average			-2.4%

Ankara vs. Richards Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Ankara	Richards Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$0.94 ZAR15.86	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$3.67 ZAR62.15	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$3.64 ZAR61.54	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.18 ZAR36.91	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.10 ZAR35.51	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.74 ZAR12.47	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.66 ZAR11.20	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.64 ZAR10.75	+5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.63 ZAR10.66	-0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.52 ZAR8.80	+76.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.49 ZAR8.36	+97.6%
Average			+12.3%

Ankara vs. Richards Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Richards Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$5.04 ZAR85.27	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$97.47 ZAR1,649.87	+980.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$20,354.81 ZAR344,531.64	-57.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-14.9%
Average			+230.5%

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pay 34.6% more for housing

	Ankara	Richards Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$35.68 ZAR603.91	+160.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$401.36 ZAR6,793.58	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$301.02 ZAR5,095.19	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$101.94 ZAR1,725.51	+64.0%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 83.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Richards Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$93.17 ZAR1,577.08	-84.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$2,537.18 ZAR42,945.14	-82.0%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Richards Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.00 ZAR33.92	-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$2.47 ZAR41.73	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$32.97 ZAR558.04	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$7.17 ZAR121.31	+11.4%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Richards Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$46.39 ZAR785.28	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$19.30 ZAR326.74	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$87.44 ZAR1,480.03	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	-17.4%
Average			-27.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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