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South Africa vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 14.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 38.9% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$9.33 ZAR157.99	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$5.11 ZAR86.54	-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.03 ZAR17.46	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.80 ZAR13.59	+96.0%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.00 ZAR16.97	+45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$3.88 ZAR65.75	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.37 ZAR73.98	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.33 ZAR39.49	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.13 ZAR36.12	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.73 ZAR12.33	+4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.65 ZAR11.04	-38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.68 ZAR11.57	+13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.71 ZAR12.00	+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.59 ZAR9.91	+98.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.60 ZAR10.16	+140.0%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ankara	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.92 ZAR83.33	+11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$56.18 ZAR950.86	+522.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$21,394.82 ZAR362,135.06	-55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$9.34 ZAR158.05	+38.6%
Average			+129.3%

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pay 38.9% more for housing

	Ankara	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$39.36 ZAR666.17	+186.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$404.16 ZAR6,840.92	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$361.59 ZAR6,120.39	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$88.13 ZAR1,491.68	+41.8%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$173.48 ZAR2,936.29	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$3,962.11 ZAR67,063.83	-71.9%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.18 ZAR36.86	-39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.05 ZAR34.68	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$2.96 ZAR50.17	+36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$30.26 ZAR512.21	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$6.85 ZAR115.92	+6.4%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Ankara	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$50.74 ZAR858.89	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$32.75 ZAR554.38	-28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$94.19 ZAR1,594.31	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$81.80 ZAR1,384.49	-14.8%
Average			-16.0%

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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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