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Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Town and Kostroma Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Town and Kostroma

Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.83 Rย 178
$12.52 โ‚ฝ977
-13.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$45.28 Rย 743
$58.6 โ‚ฝ4,569
-22.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.09 Rย 83.5
$6.44 โ‚ฝ502
-20.96%
Cappuccino
$2.01 Rย 33.02
$3.19 โ‚ฝ249
-36.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 Rย 18.18
$1.38 โ‚ฝ108
-19.57%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.81 Rย 13.26
$0.68 โ‚ฝ52.9
19.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.78 Rย 45.63
$4.49 โ‚ฝ351
-38.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.45 Rย 40.14
$4.53 โ‚ฝ354
-45.92%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.10 Rย 18.08
$1.22 โ‚ฝ95.4
-9.84%
White Bread (500g)
$1.10 Rย 17.96
$0.60 โ‚ฝ46.60
83.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.86 Rย 30.57
$1.53 โ‚ฝ120
21.57%
Eggs
$2.49 Rย 40.87
$1.43 โ‚ฝ112
74.13%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.39 Rย 138
$9.73 โ‚ฝ759
-13.77%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.28 Rย 86.6
$4.45 โ‚ฝ347
18.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.33 Rย 120
$9.63 โ‚ฝ751
-23.88%
Apples (1kg)
$1.58 Rย 25.83
$1.45 โ‚ฝ113
8.97%
Banana (1kg)
$1.46 Rย 23.99
$1.61 โ‚ฝ125
-9.32%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.46 Rย 24.02
$1.29 โ‚ฝ101
13.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.53 Rย 25.10
$2.24 โ‚ฝ175
-31.70%
Potato (1kg)
$1.07 Rย 17.56
$1.00 โ‚ฝ77.6
7.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.22 Rย 20.07
$0.72 โ‚ฝ56.2
69.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 Rย 17.87
$1.12 โ‚ฝ87.6
-2.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.92 Rย 15.15
$0.62 โ‚ฝ48.04
48.39%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.14 Rย 51.5
$3.20 โ‚ฝ250
-1.88%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.57 Rย 108
$7.30 โ‚ฝ569
-10.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.40 Rย 22.96
$1.12 โ‚ฝ87.3
25.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 Rย 28.92
$2.42 โ‚ฝ189
-27.27%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.96 Rย 15.80
$0.46 โ‚ฝ35.76
108.70%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$48.51 Rย 796
$22.26 โ‚ฝ1,737
117.92%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 Rย 23.40
$1.54 โ‚ฝ120
-7.14%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.93 Rย 15.27
$0.13 โ‚ฝ9.78
615.38%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.47 Rย 73.3
$7.77 โ‚ฝ606
-42.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 Rย 20.23
$0.75 โ‚ฝ58.4
64.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.0K Rย 345.0K
$26.3K โ‚ฝ2.0M
-19.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.3K Rย 398.8K
$29.0K โ‚ฝ2.3M
-16.21%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$101 Rย 1,659
$150 โ‚ฝ11.7K
-32.65%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$32.32 Rย 530
$8.17 โ‚ฝ637
295.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.08 Rย 690
$5.03 โ‚ฝ392
736.58%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.35 Rย 678
$25.80 โ‚ฝ2,013
60.27%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.36 Rย 137
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Cinema Ticket
$6.63 Rย 109
$6.29 โ‚ฝ491
5.41%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$214 Rย 3,513
$696 โ‚ฝ54.3K
-69.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,334 Rย 87.5K
$14.5K โ‚ฝ1.1M
-63.21%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$55.0 Rย 902
$86.2 โ‚ฝ6,720
-36.13%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.11 Rย 543
$53.9 โ‚ฝ4,208
-38.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 Rย 1,846
$131 โ‚ฝ10.2K
-13.84%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.2 Rย 1,381
$162 โ‚ฝ12.6K
-47.93%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$771 Rย 12.6K
$441 โ‚ฝ34.4K
74.60%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$516 Rย 8,457
$308 โ‚ฝ24.0K
67.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,439 Rย 23.6K
$768 โ‚ฝ59.9K
87.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,013 Rย 16.6K
$507 โ‚ฝ39.6K
99.56%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,093 Rย 34.3K
$803 โ‚ฝ62.7K
160.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,420 Rย 23.3K
$602 โ‚ฝ46.9K
136.02%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Cape Town
Kostroma
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,685 Rย 27.6K
$844 โ‚ฝ65.8K
99.73%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.77
14.67
-19.77%

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Last update for Cape Town: January 13, 2026

Last update for Kostroma: January 11, 2026

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