Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 39.3% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
$5.11
ZAR94.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$0.99
ZAR18.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.20
|
$0.78
ZAR14.41
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.72
|
$1.07
ZAR19.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.64
|
$4.13
ZAR76.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$4.25
ZAR78.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
$2.53
ZAR46.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.92
|
$2.30
ZAR42.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.73
ZAR13.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.70
ZAR12.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.69
ZAR12.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.83
|
$0.70
ZAR12.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.59
ZAR10.97
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.14
|
$5.09
ZAR93.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.00
|
$42.60
ZAR786.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€25,892.89
|
$19,879.98
ZAR367,061.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.80
|
$9.54
ZAR176.19
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€34.11
|
$43.29
ZAR799.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,033.25
|
$784.43
ZAR14,483.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€754.08
|
$505.72
ZAR9,337.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€227.67
|
$71.33
ZAR1,316.95
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€255.38
|
$207.06
ZAR3,823.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,574.64
|
$4,312.73
ZAR79,629.69
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$2.56
ZAR47.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.93
|
$2.12
ZAR39.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€42.42
|
$39.65
ZAR732.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.00
|
$6.82
ZAR125.85
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€97.51
|
$53.53
ZAR988.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€40.77
|
$30.86
ZAR569.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€89.02
|
$104.97
ZAR1,938.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€114.83
|
$77.06
ZAR1,422.89
|
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