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Cost of Living in Cape Town
Summary about cost of living in Cape Town:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 1,836.65$ (26,294.35R) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 522.31$ (7,477.69R) without rent.
- Cost of living rank 381st out of 534 cities in the world.
- Cape Town has a cost of living index of 41.53.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 120.00 R | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 500.00 R | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 59.50 R | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 30.00 R | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 40.00 R | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 25.11 R | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 12.66 R | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 10.21 R | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 47.66 R | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 11.36 R | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 9.88 R | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 34.26 R | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 48.16 R | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 30.88 R | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 45.50 R | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 8.94 R | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 7.69 R | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 8.42 R | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 7.12 R | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 6.16 R | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 5.95 R | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 13.17 R | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 15.10 R | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 60.00 R | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 19.90 R | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 30.35 R | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 40.00 R | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 15.00 R | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 355.00 R | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 12.00 R | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 16.09 R | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 45.00 R | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 55.18 R | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 300,000.00 R | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 269,296.61 R | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 918.60 R | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 1.76 R | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 892.42 R | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 483.85 R | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 134.47 R | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 76.00 R | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 2,862.30 R | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 57,874.07 R | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 750.70 R | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 445.32 R | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 1,237.01 R | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 1,134.37 R | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 10,915.65 R | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 6,920.92 R | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 23,106.06 R | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 15,019.23 R | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 3,516.14 R | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 1,830.59 R | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 15,985.82 R | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 10.29 |
Prices in Cape Town
These data are based on 3678 entries in the past 18 months from 348 different contributors.
Last update: September 2018
Last update: September 2018
15 Comments so far
There is no other City between Cape Town & Port Elizabeth.
I could send you statistics to assist in making an assessment but I can also provide an immediate motivation.
George is one of the most poorly paid areas with the gap between the lower end income and middle management at R394.72 per hour being R375.97 at R17.75. Population growth from 2001 to 2016 is around 82% from a base in 2001 at 121 299 population.
Your lead here would be valuable indeed.
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When it comes to South-Africa, I look at all the cities, Joburg, Cape Town, Durban, and they show as having a higher standard of living than some European cities I've lived in as well, and can easily compare. When I say unrealistic, what I mean is that those salaries they show as "average" for South-Africa, they are NOT average at all. When compiling all this data, I am sure they only include the upper class, because I assure you, 80-90% of people in S. Africa cannot even dream of the net income/disposable income as its being described here. Its only the engineers, the doctors, the bankers, etc. who make this kind of money, the rest of the people are struggling on few thousands rands per month...