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Stellenbosch vs. Trnava Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 16.9% cheaper than Trnava.

Restaurants
pay 47.2% less in Stellenbosch
Groceries
pay 16.1% less in Stellenbosch
Transportation
pay 4.8% more in Stellenbosch
Housing
pay 1.2% less in Stellenbosch
Childcare
pay 46.4% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.1% less in Stellenbosch
Clothing
pay 9.6% more in Stellenbosch

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

Stellenbosch vs. Trnava Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.2% less for restaurants

 
Trnava
Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.08
€9.00
$7.21
ZAR119.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.24
€8.25
$4.81
ZAR79.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
€1.87
$0.96
ZAR15.88

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

 
Trnava
Stellenbosch
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
€1.47
$1.13
ZAR18.61
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.71
€6.88
$4.39
ZAR72.52
Milk (1 gallon) $4.03
€3.59
$4.99
ZAR82.49

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pay 4.8% more for transportation

 
Trnava
Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.46
€5.77
$5.30
ZAR87.64
Monthly public transit pass $17.64
€15.74
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,966.67
€23,178.31
$35,391.94
ZAR585K

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pay 1.2% less for housing

 
Trnava
Stellenbosch
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.65
€16.65
$34.05
ZAR562.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $727.83
€649.67
$681.00
ZAR11,250.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $597.19
€533.06
$480.71
ZAR7,941.28

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pay 46.4% less for childcare

 
Trnava
Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $419.90
€374.81
$261.38
ZAR4,318.07
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,206.77
€4,647.66
$2,343.44
ZAR38,713.73

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Trnava
Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.24
€2.00
$2.70
ZAR44.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.17
€2.83
$2.06
ZAR34.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.93
€5.30
$3.61
ZAR59.56

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

 
Trnava
Stellenbosch
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.32
€58.30
$52.84
ZAR872.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.44
€36.09
$29.04
ZAR479.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.18
€59.97
$119.84
ZAR1,979.80

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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: October 2026
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