Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 10.0% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.4% more in Cape Town
- Groceries
-
pay 0.7% less in Cape Town
- Transportation
-
pay 43.1% more in Cape Town
- Housing
-
pay 69.8% more in Cape Town
- Childcare
-
pay 34.1% less in Cape Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.6% less in Cape Town
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1% less in Cape Town
The cost of housing, transportation, and restaurants in Cape Town are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Cape Town.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Quito, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$8.52
ZAR155.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.11
ZAR93.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.78
ZAR14.20
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.13
ZAR75.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.25
ZAR77.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.53
ZAR46.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.30
ZAR41.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.55
ZAR9.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$5.09
ZAR92.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$42.60
ZAR775.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$19,879.98
ZAR361,808.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$9.54
ZAR173.67
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$43.29
ZAR787.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$784.43
ZAR14,276.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$505.72
ZAR9,203.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.10
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$207.06
ZAR3,768.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,312.73
ZAR78,490.16
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.56
ZAR46.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.12
ZAR38.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.95
ZAR53.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$39.65
ZAR721.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$53.53
ZAR974.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$30.86
ZAR561.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$77.06
ZAR1,402.53
|
|
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