Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 8.8% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.0% more in Cape Town
- Groceries
-
pay 4.5% more in Cape Town
- Transportation
-
pay 1.6% more in Cape Town
- Housing
-
pay 50.1% more in Cape Town
- Childcare
-
pay 23.9% less in Cape Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.4% less in Cape Town
- Clothing
-
pay 4.5% more in Cape Town
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Cape Town are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Cape Town.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Lima, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.12
|
$8.52
ZAR155.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.31
|
$5.11
ZAR93.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.03
|
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.86
|
$0.78
ZAR14.20
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.87
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.45
|
$4.13
ZAR75.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.12
|
$4.25
ZAR77.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.90
|
$2.53
ZAR46.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.22
|
$2.30
ZAR41.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.20
|
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.84
|
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.91
|
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.95
|
$0.55
ZAR9.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.71
|
$5.09
ZAR92.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN87.29
|
$42.60
ZAR775.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN84,771.36
|
$19,879.98
ZAR361,808.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN73.71
|
$9.54
ZAR173.67
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN97.21
|
$43.29
ZAR787.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,106.44
|
$784.43
ZAR14,276.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,331.05
|
$505.72
ZAR9,203.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN161.05
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.10
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN782.00
|
$207.06
ZAR3,768.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,612.76
|
$4,312.73
ZAR78,490.16
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.76
|
$2.56
ZAR46.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.59
|
$2.12
ZAR38.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.40
|
$2.95
ZAR53.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN111.68
|
$39.65
ZAR721.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.10
|
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN156.61
|
$53.53
ZAR974.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN128.02
|
$30.86
ZAR561.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN311.83
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN345.29
|
$77.06
ZAR1,402.53
|
|
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