Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 53.1% cheaper than Los Angeles.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.7% less in Cape Town
- Groceries
-
pay 53.0% less in Cape Town
- Transportation
-
pay 30.1% less in Cape Town
- Housing
-
pay 58.5% less in Cape Town
- Childcare
-
pay 86.7% less in Cape Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.0% less in Cape Town
- Clothing
-
pay 19.8% less in Cape Town
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cape Town.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$8.52
ZAR152.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.11
ZAR91.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
|
$0.99
ZAR17.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.78
ZAR13.99
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.99
|
$1.07
ZAR19.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$4.13
ZAR74.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$4.25
ZAR76.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
|
$2.53
ZAR45.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.25
|
$2.30
ZAR41.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$0.73
ZAR13.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.70
ZAR12.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.69
ZAR12.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.70
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.55
ZAR9.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.59
ZAR10.65
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$5.09
ZAR91.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.13
|
$42.60
ZAR763.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$19,879.98
ZAR356,296.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$9.54
ZAR171.02
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$43.29
ZAR775.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,395.36
|
$784.43
ZAR14,058.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,100.61
|
$505.72
ZAR9,063.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.10
|
$71.33
ZAR1,278.33
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$207.06
ZAR3,711.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$4,312.73
ZAR77,294.54
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.56
ZAR45.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.46
|
$2.12
ZAR38.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$2.95
ZAR52.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.41
|
$39.65
ZAR710.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$6.82
ZAR122.16
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$53.53
ZAR959.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.72
|
$30.86
ZAR553.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
|
$104.97
ZAR1,881.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.74
|
$77.06
ZAR1,381.17
|
|
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