Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 29.7% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Rome, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.11
ZAR93.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$0.78
ZAR14.21
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.64
|
$4.13
ZAR75.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$4.25
ZAR77.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
$2.53
ZAR46.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$2.30
ZAR41.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.55
ZAR10.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.78
|
$5.09
ZAR92.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.57
|
$42.60
ZAR775.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
$19,879.98
ZAR361,877.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.26
|
$9.54
ZAR173.70
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
$43.29
ZAR787.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
$784.43
ZAR14,279.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€723.69
|
$505.72
ZAR9,205.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.35
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€482.56
|
$207.06
ZAR3,769.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
$4,312.73
ZAR78,505.12
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.56
ZAR46.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$2.12
ZAR38.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.30
|
$39.65
ZAR721.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.82
ZAR124.07
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
$53.53
ZAR974.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
$30.86
ZAR561.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.04
|
$77.06
ZAR1,402.80
|
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