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Slovakia

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South Africa

Cape Town vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 20.4% cheaper than Bratislava.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Cape Town

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

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Cape Town vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Bratislava	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.99	$12.02 ZAR198.53	+7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.50	$6.01 ZAR99.27	-43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 €2.10	$1.30 ZAR21.48	-44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 €1.59	$0.99 ZAR16.40	-44.2%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Bratislava	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.94 €1.74	$1.23 ZAR20.38	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.71 €6.88	$4.39 ZAR72.52	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.29 €3.83	$4.99 ZAR82.49	+16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €4.01	$3.14 ZAR51.87	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 €3.60	$3.07 ZAR50.73	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$0.85 ZAR14.01	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.87 ZAR14.38	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.77 ZAR12.74	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09 €1.87	$0.95 ZAR15.73	-54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.70 ZAR11.53	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.68 ZAR11.31	+2.1%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Bratislava	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.30 €6.51	$5.86 ZAR96.77	-19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.35 €40.48	$60.09 ZAR992.66	+32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,078.64 €23,278.26	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.72 €18.49	$12.62 ZAR208.46	-39.1%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Bratislava	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.65 €16.65	$39.98 ZAR660.43	+114.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,055.75 €942.38	$1,017.49 ZAR16,809.04	-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$786.21 €701.79	$706.64 ZAR11,673.68	-10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.86 €179.29	$88.53 ZAR1,462.58	-55.9%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	Bratislava	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$859.09 €766.84	$262.39 ZAR4,334.61	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,610.01 €16,611.63	$6,820.14 ZAR113K	-63.4%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bratislava	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.00	$3.00 ZAR49.63	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 €3.18	$2.43 ZAR40.10	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$3.61 ZAR59.56	-46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.89 €49.89	$49.37 ZAR815.55	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 €10.99	$9.01 ZAR148.90	-26.8%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Bratislava	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.18 €90.32	$55.49 ZAR916.75	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.44 €36.09	$32.30 ZAR533.55	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.82 €90.89	$119.84 ZAR1,979.80	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.72 €96.15	$105.58 ZAR1,744.24	-2.0%
Average			-12.4%

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