Cape Town vs Gaziantep - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Gaziantep
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$681	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$74.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$557
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	30
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.68M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 105% more expensive than in Gaziantep. Cities ranked 4637th and 7799th ($1231 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 94th in South Africa and Turkey, respectively. Check South Africa vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.9 months in Gaziantep. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Gaziantep ranked 63rd in Turkey, while ranked 6312th and 6975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Gaziantep

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	Cape Town	Gaziantep
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$24.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	37.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$598
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$2.85
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$6023

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$612
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$600
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$530
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$544
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$535
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$337
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$693
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$619
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$550
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$591
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$599
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$543
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$625
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$623
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$659
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$627
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$647
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$791
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$483
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$724
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$438
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$622
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$820
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$725
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$587
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$781
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$754
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$402
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$582
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$820
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$559
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$690
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$709