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South Africa vs. Stellenbosch Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 40.2% more expensive than Stellenbosch.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 21.3% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 2.3% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 84.5% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Stellenbosch Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Stellenbosch, you would:

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pay 20.0% more for restaurants

	Stellenbosch	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.74 ZAR131.02	$9.33 ZAR157.99	+20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.59 ZAR77.64	$5.11 ZAR86.54	+11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZAR16.18	$1.03 ZAR17.46	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ZAR9.71	$0.80 ZAR13.59	+40.1%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 21.3% more for groceries

	Stellenbosch	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ZAR13.28	$1.00 ZAR16.97	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.73 ZAR63.08	$3.88 ZAR65.75	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.29 ZAR72.56	$4.37 ZAR73.98	+2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.02	$2.33 ZAR39.49	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.15 ZAR36.32	$2.13 ZAR36.12	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 ZAR8.36	$0.73 ZAR12.33	+47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR9.83	$0.65 ZAR11.04	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 ZAR6.16	$0.68 ZAR11.57	+87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 ZAR10.71	$0.71 ZAR12.00	+12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ZAR6.60	$0.59 ZAR9.91	+50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 ZAR10.50	$0.60 ZAR10.16	-3.3%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Stellenbosch	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.73 ZAR80.09	$4.92 ZAR83.33	+4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.60 ZAR145.58	$56.18 ZAR950.86	+553.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,788.25 ZAR368,794.43	$21,394.82 ZAR362,135.06	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 ZAR164.02	$9.34 ZAR158.05	-3.6%
Average			+138.0%

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Stellenbosch	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.49 ZAR549.96	$39.36 ZAR666.17	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$567.64 ZAR9,608.07	$404.16 ZAR6,840.92	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	$361.59 ZAR6,120.39	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.72 ZAR1,247.80	$88.13 ZAR1,491.68	+19.5%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 84.5% more for childcare

	Stellenbosch	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.06 ZAR3,623.24	$173.48 ZAR2,936.29	-19.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,376.10 ZAR23,292.28	$3,962.11 ZAR67,063.83	+187.9%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Stellenbosch	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 ZAR41.25	$2.18 ZAR36.86	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 ZAR32.42	$2.05 ZAR34.68	+7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.01 ZAR50.95	$2.96 ZAR50.17	-1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.31 ZAR614.66	$30.26 ZAR512.21	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.73 ZAR97.05	$6.85 ZAR115.92	+19.4%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Stellenbosch	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.74 ZAR774.25	$50.74 ZAR858.89	+10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.07 ZAR339.68	$32.75 ZAR554.38	+63.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.34 ZAR1,698.40	$94.19 ZAR1,594.31	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.67 ZAR1,213.14	$81.80 ZAR1,384.49	+14.1%
Average			+20.5%

Stellenbosch vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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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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