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South Africa

Stellenbosch vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch costs about the same as Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% more in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Stellenbosch

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing in Stellenbosch are more expensive than in Ko Phan Ghan. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Stellenbosch.

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Stellenbosch vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stellenbosch instead of Ko Phan Ghan, you would:

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pay 20.5% more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+102.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$4.81 ZAR79.29	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$0.96 ZAR15.86	+4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+55.3%
Average			+20.5%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$1.13 ZAR18.58	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$4.99 ZAR82.36	-21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.88 ZAR47.44	+35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$2.63 ZAR43.46	+144.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$0.79 ZAR13.03	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$0.65 ZAR10.79	+61.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.77 ZAR12.72	-24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$0.71 ZAR11.69	-24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$0.48 ZAR7.86	-29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.68 ZAR11.24	+11.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$5.30 ZAR87.50	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$12.62 ZAR208.13	+11.8%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$34.05 ZAR561.70	+98.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$681.00 ZAR11,232.40	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$480.71 ZAR7,928.76	-23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$77.26 ZAR1,274.26	+75.9%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$261.38 ZAR4,311.26	-48.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$2,343.44 ZAR38,652.68	-59.5%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$2.70 ZAR44.60	+7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$2.06 ZAR33.94	-25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$3.61 ZAR59.47	+73.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$28.54 ZAR470.77	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$8.71 ZAR143.71	+15.0%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$52.84 ZAR871.52	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$29.04 ZAR479.03	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	+2.6%
Average			+2.2%

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