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Cape Town vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 40.5% more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% more in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 97.5% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 88.3% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 28.9% more in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Cape Town

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Cape Town are more expensive than in Batumi. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Cape Town.

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Cape Town vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	Batumi	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 GEL24.31	$11.47 ZAR188.63	+23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.41 GEL19.44	$5.16 ZAR84.88	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 GEL2.27	$1.20 ZAR19.77	+39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.24	$0.92 ZAR15.09	+94.7%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	Batumi	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 GEL1.47	$1.14 ZAR18.66	+103.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 GEL8.98	$4.37 ZAR71.82	+27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 GEL17.87	$4.50 ZAR73.92	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 GEL6.16	$2.49 ZAR40.98	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 GEL6.20	$2.43 ZAR40.01	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.34	$0.78 ZAR12.89	+53.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 GEL1.84	$0.76 ZAR12.46	+8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.61	$0.74 ZAR12.18	+21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.09	$0.78 ZAR12.81	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 GEL0.65	$0.60 ZAR9.79	+139.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 GEL0.66	$0.62 ZAR10.21	+146.3%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 97.5% more for transportation

	Batumi	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 GEL11.13	$4.73 ZAR77.83	+11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.41 GEL19.44	$28.68 ZAR471.56	+287.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,814.81 GEL38,888.89	$21,796.50 ZAR358K	+47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.04 GEL18.47	$10.15 ZAR166.93	+44.3%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 88.3% more for housing

	Batumi	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.57 GEL43.50	$42.97 ZAR706.61	+159.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.67 GEL1,295.89	$838.02 ZAR13,779.11	+69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.82 GEL926.16	$559.94 ZAR9,206.73	+58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.59 GEL145.92	$91.96 ZAR1,511.97	+65.4%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 28.9% more for childcare

	Batumi	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$242.09 GEL635.48	$228.00 ZAR3,748.94	-5.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,113.17 GEL8,172.07	$5,090.62 ZAR83,702.59	+63.5%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Batumi	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.38	$2.87 ZAR47.16	+72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 GEL7.44	$2.12 ZAR34.79	-25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 GEL7.78	$3.15 ZAR51.87	+6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.64 GEL132.94	$44.05 ZAR724.24	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.56 GEL14.58	$6.88 ZAR113.18	+23.9%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Batumi	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.75 GEL222.47	$55.23 ZAR908.10	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 GEL110.73	$33.91 ZAR557.54	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.17 GEL325.95	$117.06 ZAR1,924.84	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.37 GEL271.34	$88.13 ZAR1,449.15	-14.7%
Average			-18.7%

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