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Cape Town vs. Chelyabinsk Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 42.3% more expensive than Chelyabinsk.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 37.7% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% more in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Cape Town

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

Cape Town vs. Chelyabinsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Chelyabinsk	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.25 RUB477.60	$11.47 ZAR194.18	+83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.36 RUB409.37	$5.16 ZAR87.38	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 RUB95.63	$1.20 ZAR20.35	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 RUB27.41	$0.92 ZAR15.53	+155.7%
Average			+57.9%

Chelyabinsk vs. Cape Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Chelyabinsk	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 RUB49.88	$1.14 ZAR19.21	+73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 RUB382.08	$4.37 ZAR73.94	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB322.41	$4.50 ZAR76.09	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 RUB118.26	$2.49 ZAR42.19	+60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 RUB194.77	$2.43 ZAR41.18	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 RUB57.77	$0.78 ZAR13.27	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 RUB64.65	$0.76 ZAR12.83	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB63.96	$0.74 ZAR12.54	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 RUB83.35	$0.78 ZAR13.19	-28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RUB27.85	$0.60 ZAR10.08	+63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RUB28.37	$0.62 ZAR10.51	+67.1%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 37.7% more for transportation

	Chelyabinsk	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.74 RUB209.32	$4.73 ZAR80.12	+72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.27 RUB1,319.09	$28.68 ZAR485.44	+66.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,119.86 RUB2,911,105.10	$21,796.50 ZAR368,934.03	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.55 RUB500.35	$10.15 ZAR171.85	+55.0%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Chelyabinsk	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.59 RUB579.95	$42.97 ZAR727.40	+465.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$393.11 RUB30,020.77	$838.02 ZAR14,184.54	+113.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$303.90 RUB23,207.88	$559.94 ZAR9,477.63	+84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.72 RUB7,768.30	$91.96 ZAR1,556.46	-9.6%
Average			+163.4%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Chelyabinsk	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$317.67 RUB24,259.21	$228.00 ZAR3,859.24	-28.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,169.36 RUB318,402.12	$5,090.62 ZAR86,165.43	+22.1%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Chelyabinsk	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 RUB67.77	$2.87 ZAR48.54	+223.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 RUB164.89	$2.12 ZAR35.82	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB204.69	$3.15 ZAR53.40	+17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.93 RUB3,889.05	$44.05 ZAR745.55	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.47 RUB341.15	$6.88 ZAR116.51	+54.1%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Chelyabinsk	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.27 RUB7,581.00	$55.23 ZAR934.82	-44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.84 RUB3,729.85	$33.91 ZAR573.94	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$156.85 RUB11,977.98	$117.06 ZAR1,981.48	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.93 RUB11,068.26	$88.13 ZAR1,491.79	-39.2%
Average			-34.9%

Chelyabinsk vs. Cape Town - Cost of clothing

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