Cost of living comparison

Cape Town, South Africa

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Ankara vs. Cape Town Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 17.0% more expensive than Cape Town.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 36.1% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 18.5% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Cape Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Cape Town, you would:

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pay 9.3% more for restaurants

	Cape Town	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR159.23	$8.72 TRY335.22	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR95.54	$7.27 TRY279.35	+42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 ZAR18.56	$1.27 TRY48.83	+28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ZAR14.59	$0.50 TRY19.38	-35.4%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Cape Town	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.04	$0.83 TRY32.06	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 ZAR77.21	$4.61 TRY177.08	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 ZAR79.49	$3.90 TRY149.92	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 ZAR47.34	$1.68 TRY64.59	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 ZAR42.92	$2.70 TRY103.72	+17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.66	$0.49 TRY18.69	-33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.00	$0.88 TRY33.86	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.85	$0.45 TRY17.45	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.06	$0.54 TRY20.81	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR10.26	$0.25 TRY9.51	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR11.10	$0.23 TRY8.82	-61.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Cape Town	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 ZAR95.13	$4.81 TRY185.00	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.60 ZAR796.13	$8.72 TRY335.22	-79.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 ZAR371,526.93	$44,845.33 TRY1,723,038.46	+125.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 ZAR178.33	$5.40 TRY207.60	-43.4%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 36.1% less for housing

	Cape Town	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.29 ZAR808.98	$11.50 TRY441.93	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 ZAR14,659.76	$592.54 TRY22,766.29	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$505.72 ZAR9,451.19	$399.36 TRY15,344.19	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.33 ZAR1,332.97	$53.07 TRY2,039.18	-25.6%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Cape Town	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$207.06 ZAR3,869.67	$502.10 TRY19,291.62	+142.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,312.73 ZAR80,598.52	$10,388.60 TRY399,148.82	+140.9%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cape Town	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 ZAR47.77	$3.49 TRY134.09	+36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.12 ZAR39.71	$2.84 TRY109.22	+33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR55.20	$2.04 TRY78.22	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.65 ZAR741.09	$40.91 TRY1,571.72	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.82 ZAR127.38	$5.82 TRY223.48	-14.7%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

	Cape Town	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.53 ZAR1,000.38	$56.66 TRY2,177.01	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.86 ZAR576.68	$45.57 TRY1,750.82	+47.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 ZAR1,961.66	$104.18 TRY4,002.94	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.06 ZAR1,440.21	$93.27 TRY3,583.68	+21.0%
Average			+18.5%

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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: April 2025

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