Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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South Africa

Cape Town vs. Ivano-Frankivsk Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 86.8% more expensive than Ivano-Frankivsk.

Restaurants: pay 88.0% more in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 49.0% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 44.4% more in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 63.8% more in Cape Town

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Cape Town are more expensive than in Ivano-Frankivsk. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cape Town.

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Cape Town vs. Ivano-Frankivsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cape Town instead of Ivano-Frankivsk, you would:

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pay 88.0% more for restaurants

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 UAH200.22	$12.02 ZAR198.22	+169.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 UAH240.26	$6.01 ZAR99.11	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 UAH28.36	$1.30 ZAR21.44	+105.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 UAH21.69	$0.99 ZAR16.37	+105.6%
Average			+88.0%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Cape Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.0% more for groceries

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 UAH30.78	$1.23 ZAR20.34	+80.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.75 UAH213.57	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 UAH187.58	$4.99 ZAR82.36	+19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 UAH93.10	$3.14 ZAR51.78	+51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 UAH100.92	$3.07 ZAR50.65	+36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.80	$0.85 ZAR13.99	+126.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 UAH33.94	$0.87 ZAR14.35	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UAH30.65	$0.77 ZAR12.72	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 UAH36.33	$0.95 ZAR15.70	+17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.83	$0.70 ZAR11.51	+144.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 UAH13.32	$0.68 ZAR11.29	+130.9%
Average			+49.0%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Cape Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 UAH267.92	$5.86 ZAR96.61	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$60.09 ZAR991.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.62 ZAR208.13
Average			+7.9%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Cape Town - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.57 UAH250.27	$39.98 ZAR659.39	+617.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$342.46 UAH15,383.45	$1,017.49 ZAR16,782.53	+197.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.23 UAH10,611.58	$706.64 ZAR11,655.27	+199.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.48 UAH3,031.18	$88.53 ZAR1,460.27	+31.2%
Average			+175.4%

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pay 44.4% more for childcare

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$267.43 UAH12,013.11	$262.39 ZAR4,327.78	-1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,209.14 UAH144K	$6,820.14 ZAR112K	+112.5%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.56 UAH70.08	$3.00 ZAR49.55	+92.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.02 UAH45.72	$2.43 ZAR40.04	+138.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 UAH100.11	$3.61 ZAR59.47	+61.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.40 UAH1,051.15	$49.37 ZAR814.26	+111.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 UAH150.16	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+169.6%
Average			+119.8%

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pay 63.8% more for clothing

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 UAH1,101.20	$55.49 ZAR915.30	+126.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.66 UAH1,601.75	$32.30 ZAR532.71	-9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.63 UAH2,903.17	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	+85.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.71 UAH2,502.73	$105.58 ZAR1,741.49	+89.5%
Average			+63.8%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Cape Town - Cost of clothing

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