Cape Town vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$603
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$1008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
94
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
3.78M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 122% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4849th and 8647th ($1120 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Delhi. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5407th and 4744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Delhi

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Cape Town Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.32
🥤 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
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$2.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$1972

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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
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360