Cape Town vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$2550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$5986
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$2711
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$635
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$5410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	92
😀 Quality of life	59	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.3M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 56% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 4849th and 700th ($1120 vs $2550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 627th in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 2.1 months in Dallas. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Dallas ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 5407th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Dallas

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	Cape Town	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$3063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$2267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$4445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$97.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$26874

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284