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
€15.41
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.11
ZAR93.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$0.99
ZAR18.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$0.78
ZAR14.30
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$1.07
ZAR19.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.71
|
$4.13
ZAR75.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.94
|
$4.25
ZAR77.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.60
|
$2.53
ZAR46.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$2.30
ZAR42.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.73
ZAR13.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.70
ZAR12.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.69
ZAR12.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.05
|
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.55
ZAR10.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.59
ZAR10.88
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.85
|
$5.09
ZAR93.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.97
|
$42.60
ZAR780.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,689.44
|
$19,879.98
ZAR364,165.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.44
|
$9.54
ZAR174.80
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.24
|
$43.29
ZAR792.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
|
$784.43
ZAR14,369.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€731.64
|
$505.72
ZAR9,263.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€160.37
|
$71.33
ZAR1,306.56
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€487.85
|
$207.06
ZAR3,793.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€10,058.17
|
$4,312.73
ZAR79,001.52
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.56
ZAR46.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.46
|
$2.12
ZAR38.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.91
|
$39.65
ZAR726.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$6.82
ZAR124.86
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.74
|
$53.53
ZAR980.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.47
|
$30.86
ZAR565.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.99
|
$104.97
ZAR1,922.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€98.10
|
$77.06
ZAR1,411.67
|
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