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Stellenbosch vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 13.7% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 31.0% more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Stellenbosch

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

Stellenbosch vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$7.74 ZAR131.02	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$4.59 ZAR77.64	-45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$0.96 ZAR16.18	-20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.57 ZAR9.71	+39.9%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$0.78 ZAR13.28	+13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$3.73 ZAR63.08	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$4.29 ZAR72.56	+16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.48 ZAR42.02	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.15 ZAR36.32	-15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.58 ZAR9.83	-44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.36 ZAR6.16	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.63 ZAR10.71	-0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.39 ZAR6.60	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.62 ZAR10.50	+148.2%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Ankara	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.73 ZAR80.09	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$8.60 ZAR145.58	-4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$21,788.25 ZAR368,794.43	-54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$9.69 ZAR164.02	+43.8%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 31.0% more for housing

	Ankara	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$32.49 ZAR549.96	+136.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$567.64 ZAR9,608.07	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	-10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$73.72 ZAR1,247.80	+18.6%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$214.06 ZAR3,623.24	-64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$1,376.10 ZAR23,292.28	-90.2%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.44 ZAR41.25	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$1.92 ZAR32.42	-40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$3.01 ZAR50.95	+39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$36.31 ZAR614.66	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-10.9%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$45.74 ZAR774.25	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$20.07 ZAR339.68	-55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$100.34 ZAR1,698.40	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$71.67 ZAR1,213.14	-25.3%
Average			-26.3%

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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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