Cape Town vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$773
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$320
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
55
79
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
3.78M
6.6M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 218% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8922nd ($1366 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6382nd and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Chennai

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Cape Town Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$1717

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271