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Turkey

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South Africa

Cape Town vs. Fethiye Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 5.3% more expensive than Fethiye.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 12.5% less in Cape Town
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 32.6% less in Cape Town

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

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Cape Town vs. Fethiye Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Fethiye	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.42 TRY515.74	$12.02 ZAR198.22	+15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 TRY503.16	$6.01 ZAR99.11	-40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 TRY111.01	$1.30 ZAR21.44	-42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 TRY65.75	$0.99 ZAR16.37	-25.2%
Average			-18.4%

Fethiye vs. Cape Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Fethiye	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 TRY80.94	$1.23 ZAR20.34	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.81 TRY337.07	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 TRY194.66	$4.99 ZAR82.36	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TRY112.71	$3.14 ZAR51.78	+37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 TRY130.93	$3.07 ZAR50.65	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 TRY35.09	$0.85 ZAR13.99	+19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 TRY53.35	$0.87 ZAR14.35	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 TRY31.38	$0.77 ZAR12.72	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 TRY27.81	$0.95 ZAR15.70	+69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY18.26	$0.70 ZAR11.51	+89.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TRY15.85	$0.68 ZAR11.29	+113.9%
Average			+20.8%

Fethiye vs. Cape Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

	Fethiye	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 TRY284.59	$5.86 ZAR96.61	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$60.09 ZAR991.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,793.91 TRY2M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.21 TRY654.11	$12.62 ZAR208.13	-4.5%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Fethiye	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.37 TRY1,157.27	$39.98 ZAR659.39	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.23 TRY36,701.11	$1,017.49 ZAR16,782.53	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$537.46 TRY26,611.59	$706.64 ZAR11,655.27	+31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.06 TRY2,924.25	$88.53 ZAR1,460.27	+49.9%
Average			+38.2%

Fethiye vs. Cape Town - Cost of housing

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Fethiye	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.10 TRY25,158.02	$262.39 ZAR4,327.78	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,879.32 TRY390K	$6,820.14 ZAR112K	-13.4%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Fethiye	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.06 TRY201.26	$3.00 ZAR49.55	-26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY175.27	$2.43 ZAR40.04	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 TRY135.85	$3.61 ZAR59.47	+31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.02 TRY3,169.91	$49.37 ZAR814.26	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+10.9%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	Fethiye	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.62 TRY5,031.60	$55.49 ZAR915.30	-45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.30 TRY2,886.88	$32.30 ZAR532.71	-44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.25 TRY7,687.17	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.12 TRY5,898.16	$105.58 ZAR1,741.49	-11.4%
Average			-32.6%

Fethiye vs. Cape Town - Cost of clothing

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