Cape Town vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$603
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$868
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
55
78
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
3.78M
6.6M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 159% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4849th and 8907th ($1120 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 2 months in Chennai. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5407th and 4094th 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
$7.8
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287