Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.5% more in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 52.1% more in Cape Town

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cape Town are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cape Town.

Cape Town vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cape Town instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP200.17	$8.52 ZAR155.83	+115.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP244.63	$5.11 ZAR93.50	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.45	$0.99 ZAR18.16	+225.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$0.78 ZAR14.28	+534.4%
Average			+220.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.28	$1.07 ZAR19.62	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP89.24	$4.13 ZAR75.57	+134.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP166.80	$4.25 ZAR77.79	+29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP78.00	$2.53 ZAR46.33	+64.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP99.59	$2.30 ZAR42.01	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.14	$0.73 ZAR13.37	+18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.84	$0.70 ZAR12.72	+224.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.43	$0.69 ZAR12.58	+368.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.02	$0.70 ZAR12.78	+291.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.45	$0.55 ZAR10.04	+165.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.43	$0.59 ZAR10.86	+162.8%
Average			+137.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.55	$5.09 ZAR93.10	+419.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP607.34	$42.60 ZAR779.15	+254.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,474,325.32	$19,879.98 ZAR363,604.76	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP134.22	$9.54 ZAR174.53	+259.5%
Average			+225.5%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Egypt	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP385.64	$43.29 ZAR791.73	+467.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,422.82	$784.43 ZAR14,347.16	+280.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,619.34	$505.72 ZAR9,249.66	+355.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP599.37	$71.33 ZAR1,304.55	+501.8%
Average			+401.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,366.25	$207.06 ZAR3,787.16	+211.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP74,475.85	$4,312.73 ZAR78,879.90	+192.8%
Average			+201.9%

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pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP90.67	$2.56 ZAR46.75	+42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP69.62	$2.12 ZAR38.86	+54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP93.57	$2.95 ZAR54.02	+59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,105.70	$39.65 ZAR725.29	+81.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP135.44	$6.82 ZAR124.66	+154.5%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 52.1% more for clothing

	Egypt	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,185.51	$53.53 ZAR979.05	+128.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,452.20	$30.86 ZAR564.38	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,914.03	$104.97 ZAR1,919.83	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,870.26	$77.06 ZAR1,409.50	+108.4%
Average			+52.1%

Egypt vs. Cape Town - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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