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Stellenbosch vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 18.2% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 48.1% more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 78.9% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% less in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 42.6% less in Stellenbosch

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

Stellenbosch vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stellenbosch instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$7.74 ZAR131.02	-35.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$4.59 ZAR77.64	-23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.96 ZAR16.18	-30.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.57 ZAR9.71	-6.3%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Moscow	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.78 ZAR13.28	-7.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.73 ZAR63.08	-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.29 ZAR72.56	-7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.48 ZAR42.02	+47.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.15 ZAR36.32	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.58 ZAR9.83	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.36 ZAR6.16	-59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.63 ZAR10.71	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.39 ZAR6.60	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.62 ZAR10.50	+83.2%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.73 ZAR80.09	+66.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$8.60 ZAR145.58	-76.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$21,788.25 ZAR368,794.43	-41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$9.69 ZAR164.02	+69.2%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 48.1% more for housing

	Moscow	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$32.49 ZAR549.96	+315.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$567.64 ZAR9,608.07	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	-35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$73.72 ZAR1,247.80	-33.3%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 78.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$214.06 ZAR3,623.24	-67.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$1,376.10 ZAR23,292.28	-90.4%
Average			-78.9%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.44 ZAR41.25	-41.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.92 ZAR32.42	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.01 ZAR50.95	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$36.31 ZAR614.66	-18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-12.6%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$45.74 ZAR774.25	-39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$20.07 ZAR339.68	-58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$100.34 ZAR1,698.40	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$71.67 ZAR1,213.14	-54.3%
Average			-42.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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