Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 47.9% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.8% less in Cape Town
- Groceries
-
pay 44.4% less in Cape Town
- Transportation
-
pay 44.2% less in Cape Town
- Housing
-
pay 44.1% less in Cape Town
- Childcare
-
pay 71.1% less in Cape Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.0% less in Cape Town
- Clothing
-
pay 31.5% less in Cape Town
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Cape Town.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$25.04
|
$8.52
ZAR153.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.02
|
$5.11
ZAR91.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.32
|
$0.99
ZAR17.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.61
|
$0.78
ZAR14.04
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.29
|
$1.07
ZAR19.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.96
|
$4.13
ZAR74.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$4.25
ZAR76.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.47
|
$2.53
ZAR45.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.48
|
$2.30
ZAR41.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.34
|
$0.73
ZAR13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.70
ZAR12.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$0.69
ZAR12.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$0.70
ZAR12.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.70
|
$0.55
ZAR9.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.41
|
$0.59
ZAR10.69
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.76
|
$5.09
ZAR91.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$213.93
|
$42.60
ZAR766.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$57,588.22
|
$19,879.98
ZAR357,720.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.55
|
$9.54
ZAR171.71
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Wellington
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$91.01
|
$43.29
ZAR778.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,494.29
|
$784.43
ZAR14,114.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,239.10
|
$505.72
ZAR9,099.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$224.90
|
$71.33
ZAR1,283.44
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,461.41
|
$207.06
ZAR3,725.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$21,213.75
|
$4,312.73
ZAR77,603.29
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$12.02
|
$2.56
ZAR45.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.72
|
$2.12
ZAR38.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$41.01
|
$2.95
ZAR53.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$66.83
|
$39.65
ZAR713.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.53
|
$6.82
ZAR122.65
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$127.08
|
$53.53
ZAR963.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$92.39
|
$30.86
ZAR555.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$200.31
|
$104.97
ZAR1,888.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$217.33
|
$77.06
ZAR1,386.69
|
|
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