Cape Town vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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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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$2243
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$1887
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$2159
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$2187
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$2079
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$2150
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$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
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$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
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$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