Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.9 times more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
$19.77
A$30.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.05
|
$9.89
A$15.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
$2.76
A$4.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.21
|
$2.32
A$3.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
$2.59
A$4.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.21
|
$5.39
A$8.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.42
|
$6.59
A$10.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.11
|
$4.63
A$7.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR41.81
|
$4.12
A$6.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
$1.62
A$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
$1.34
A$2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$1.57
A$2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
$2.46
A$3.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.00
|
$1.25
A$1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
$1.11
A$1.72
|
|
pay 77.6% more for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR92.66
|
$5.07
A$7.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR775.45
|
$118.63
A$183.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR361,877.19
|
$29,276.08
A$45,312.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR173.70
|
$17.66
A$27.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR787.97
|
$65.39
A$101.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,279.00
|
$1,783.31
A$2,760.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,205.71
|
$1,413.05
A$2,187.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.35
|
$183.02
A$283.27
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,769.16
|
$1,847.17
A$2,858.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR78,505.12
|
$14,503.36
A$22,447.55
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.53
|
$7.25
A$11.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.68
|
$3.68
A$5.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
$26.36
A$40.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR721.84
|
$65.69
A$101.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.07
|
$14.33
A$22.19
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR974.40
|
$86.77
A$134.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR561.70
|
$72.18
A$111.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.71
|
$119.51
A$184.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,402.80
|
$154.17
A$238.62
|
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