Property Prices in Cape Town, South Africa

Index Info
Price to Income Ratio: 5.36
Mortgage as Percentage of Income: 67.57%
Loan Affordability Index: 1.48
Price to Rent Ratio - City Centre: 9.97
Price to Rent Ratio - Outside of Centre: 10.38
Gross Rental Yield (City Centre): 10.03%
Gross Rental Yield (Outside of Centre): 9.64%
Rent Per Month
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1 Bedroom Apartment in City Centre 16,297.22 R 13,750.00-25,000.00
1 Bedroom Apartment Outside of City Centre 10,428.89 R 8,000.00-15,000.00
3 Bedroom Apartment in City Centre 27,894.12 R 20,000.00-40,000.00
3 Bedroom Apartment Outside of City Centre 19,721.05 R 15,000.00-27,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 3,220.29 R 1,858.05-4,366.41
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 2,243.55 R 1,406.79-3,344.48
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 27,425.15 R
Annual Mortgage Interest Rate (20-Year Fixed, in %) 11.27 10.00-12.00

These data are based on 210 entries from 28 contributors over the past 18 months.
Last update: 1 February 2026

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2 Comments so far
Abdul on Dec 22, 2020:
I need property selling prices per square meter in Cape Town's Residential areas Industrial areas
Business Areas and the Cbd pls. Thanks
Penny Botha L.M. on Nov 10, 2020:
I need property selling prices per square meter in Cape Town's Residential areas Industrial areas
Business Areas
Commercial Areas

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