Adelaide vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$2522
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$582
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$1532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
56
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.78M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 85% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 1894th and 5016th ($1978 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Australia and South Africa, respectively. Check Australia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 46th and 5491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Cape Town

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Adelaide Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$4806

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1668
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1147
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$619
371 km or 231 mi George
$743
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$840
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$699
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$763
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$915
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$814
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1332
882 km or 548 mi East London
$766
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$657
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$567
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$621
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$852
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$748
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$827
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$768
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$722
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$780
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$695
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$792
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$665
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$664
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$672
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$923
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$889
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$691
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$628
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$993
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$837
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$862
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$953
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$809
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$813
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$740