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Taiwan

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South Africa

Stellenbosch vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 3.6% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 45.7% less in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 27.7% more in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 87.2% more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 48.3% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Stellenbosch

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

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Stellenbosch vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$7.21 ZAR119.12	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$4.81 ZAR79.41	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.96 ZAR15.88	+4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.74 ZAR12.24	+13.6%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

	Tainan	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$1.13 ZAR18.61	-36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.39 ZAR72.52	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.99 ZAR82.49	-56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.88 ZAR47.51	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.63 ZAR43.53	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.79 ZAR13.06	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.65 ZAR10.80	-49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.77 ZAR12.74	-44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.71 ZAR11.71	-64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.48 ZAR7.88	-61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.68 ZAR11.25	-34.5%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 27.7% more for transportation

	Tainan	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$5.30 ZAR87.64	+35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$12.62 ZAR208.46	+42.3%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 87.2% more for housing

	Tainan	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$34.05 ZAR562.59	+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$681.00 ZAR11,250.14	+128.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$480.71 ZAR7,941.28	+145.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$77.26 ZAR1,276.28	+16.6%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 48.3% less for childcare

	Tainan	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$261.38 ZAR4,318.07	-39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$2,343.44 ZAR38,713.73	-57.3%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.70 ZAR44.67	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$2.06 ZAR34.00	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$3.61 ZAR59.56	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$28.54 ZAR471.51	-36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$8.71 ZAR143.94	-10.5%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Tainan	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$52.84 ZAR872.89	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$29.04 ZAR479.79	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$119.84 ZAR1,979.80	+41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$90.13 ZAR1,488.99	-14.2%
Average			-4.2%

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