Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 13.6% more expensive than Durban.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.1% more in Cape Town
- Groceries
-
pay 16.1% more in Cape Town
- Transportation
-
pay 0.1% more in Cape Town
- Housing
-
pay 38.3% more in Cape Town
- Childcare
-
pay 6.7% less in Cape Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.1% more in Cape Town
- Clothing
-
pay 14.5% more in Cape Town
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Cape Town are more expensive than in Durban.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Durban, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Durban
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ZAR124.27
|
$8.52
ZAR155.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
ZAR82.85
|
$5.11
ZAR93.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
ZAR16.20
|
$0.99
ZAR18.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR11.95
|
$0.78
ZAR14.23
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
|
Durban
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZAR17.39
|
$1.07
ZAR19.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
ZAR63.35
|
$4.13
ZAR75.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
ZAR76.22
|
$4.25
ZAR77.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
ZAR38.35
|
$2.53
ZAR46.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.01
ZAR36.62
|
$2.30
ZAR41.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$0.73
ZAR13.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.92
|
$0.70
ZAR12.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.44
|
$0.69
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.67
|
$0.70
ZAR12.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.05
|
$0.55
ZAR10.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.70
|
$0.59
ZAR10.83
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Durban
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.11
ZAR93.21
|
$5.09
ZAR92.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.07
ZAR712.43
|
$42.60
ZAR776.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,447.98
ZAR372,817.92
|
$19,879.98
ZAR362,461.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.11
ZAR184.34
|
$9.54
ZAR173.98
|
|
pay 38.3% more for housing
|
Durban
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.67
ZAR668.66
|
$43.29
ZAR789.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.22
ZAR6,476.52
|
$784.43
ZAR14,302.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.28
ZAR6,167.61
|
$505.72
ZAR9,220.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.90
ZAR2,003.77
|
$71.33
ZAR1,300.45
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
|
Durban
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.89
ZAR3,717.50
|
$207.06
ZAR3,775.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,070.34
ZAR92,445.03
|
$4,312.73
ZAR78,631.96
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Durban
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
ZAR33.14
|
$2.56
ZAR46.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZAR33.04
|
$2.12
ZAR38.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.84
ZAR51.78
|
$2.95
ZAR53.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.16
ZAR659.34
|
$39.65
ZAR723.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.25
ZAR113.92
|
$6.82
ZAR124.27
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
|
Durban
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.23
ZAR788.11
|
$53.53
ZAR975.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
ZAR537.88
|
$30.86
ZAR562.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.49
ZAR1,613.31
|
$104.97
ZAR1,913.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.58
ZAR1,268.55
|
$77.06
ZAR1,405.07
|
|
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