Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 33.6% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% more in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 99.1% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 13.6% more in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Cape Town

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Cape Town are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cape Town.

Cape Town vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% more for restaurants

	Peru	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.69	$8.52 ZAR155.50	+127.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.09	$5.11 ZAR93.30	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.41	$0.99 ZAR18.12	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.72	$0.78 ZAR14.25	+66.2%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Peru	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.76	$1.07 ZAR19.58	-49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.77	$4.13 ZAR75.41	+28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN16.94	$4.25 ZAR77.63	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.78	$2.53 ZAR46.23	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.80	$2.30 ZAR41.92	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.60	$0.73 ZAR13.34	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.41	$0.70 ZAR12.70	+80.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.60	$0.69 ZAR12.55	+57.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.66	$0.70 ZAR12.75	+53.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.59	$0.55 ZAR10.02	+26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.42	$0.59 ZAR10.84	+52.9%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Peru	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN18.98	$5.09 ZAR92.91	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN64.41	$42.60 ZAR777.51	+141.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN75,069.50	$19,879.98 ZAR362,837.79	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN58.67	$9.54 ZAR174.16	-40.5%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 99.1% more for housing

	Peru	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN104.39	$43.29 ZAR790.06	+51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,188.25	$784.43 ZAR14,316.90	+141.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN875.21	$505.72 ZAR9,230.15	+111.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN135.96	$71.33 ZAR1,301.80	+91.9%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 13.6% more for childcare

	Peru	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN623.80	$207.06 ZAR3,779.17	+21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN14,901.87	$4,312.73 ZAR78,713.51	+5.9%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.03	$2.56 ZAR46.65	+3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.40	$2.12 ZAR38.78	-25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN19.75	$2.95 ZAR53.91	-45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN117.56	$39.65 ZAR723.76	+23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.42	$6.82 ZAR124.40	+35.4%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	Peru	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN156.07	$53.53 ZAR976.98	+25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN95.21	$30.86 ZAR563.19	+18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN243.74	$104.97 ZAR1,915.78	+57.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN229.96	$77.06 ZAR1,406.52	+22.6%
Average			+31.1%

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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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