Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 53.4% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
|
Canberra
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.77
A$30.05
|
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.89
A$15.02
|
$5.11
ZAR94.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
A$4.20
|
$0.99
ZAR18.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
A$3.52
|
$0.78
ZAR14.41
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
|
Canberra
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
A$3.93
|
$1.07
ZAR19.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
A$8.19
|
$4.13
ZAR76.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
A$10.02
|
$4.25
ZAR78.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
A$7.04
|
$2.53
ZAR46.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
A$6.26
|
$2.30
ZAR42.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
A$2.46
|
$0.73
ZAR13.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
A$2.04
|
$0.70
ZAR12.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
A$2.38
|
$0.69
ZAR12.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
A$3.75
|
$0.70
ZAR12.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.90
|
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.69
|
$0.59
ZAR10.97
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Canberra
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
A$7.71
|
$5.09
ZAR93.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.63
A$180.28
|
$42.60
ZAR786.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,276.08
A$44,492.53
|
$19,879.98
ZAR367,061.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
A$26.84
|
$9.54
ZAR176.19
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
|
Canberra
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.39
A$99.37
|
$43.29
ZAR799.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,783.31
A$2,710.19
|
$784.43
ZAR14,483.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,413.05
A$2,147.49
|
$505.72
ZAR9,337.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.02
A$278.15
|
$71.33
ZAR1,316.95
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Canberra
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,847.17
A$2,807.24
|
$207.06
ZAR3,823.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,503.36
A$22,041.59
|
$4,312.73
ZAR79,629.69
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canberra
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.25
A$11.02
|
$2.56
ZAR47.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
A$5.59
|
$2.12
ZAR39.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.36
A$40.06
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.69
A$99.83
|
$39.65
ZAR732.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
A$21.78
|
$6.82
ZAR125.85
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
|
Canberra
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.77
A$131.87
|
$53.53
ZAR988.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.18
A$109.70
|
$30.86
ZAR569.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.51
A$181.63
|
$104.97
ZAR1,938.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.17
A$234.31
|
$77.06
ZAR1,422.89
|
|
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