Cost of living comparison
Rome is 63.3% more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Rome instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 91.8% more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR94.39
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.33
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.41
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.80
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR76.29
|
$7.00
€6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR78.53
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.77
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR42.41
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.50
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.84
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.70
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.90
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.97
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
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pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR93.99
|
$7.15
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR786.56
|
$37.51
€35.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR367,061.00
|
$26,794.08
€24,997.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR176.19
|
$17.15
€16.00
|
|
pay 51.0% more for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR799.25
|
$29.46
€27.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,483.54
|
$1,180.31
€1,101.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,337.58
|
$763.10
€711.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,316.95
|
$167.26
€156.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,823.15
|
$508.83
€474.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR79,629.69
|
$10,490.67
€9,787.44
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR47.19
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR39.23
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR732.18
|
$58.31
€54.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR125.85
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR988.36
|
$65.43
€61.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR569.75
|
$30.74
€28.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,938.08
|
$77.17
€71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,422.89
|
$102.32
€95.46
|
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