Cape Town vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$525
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
56
93
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
434K
26.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 93% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5894th and 8582nd ($902 vs $468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 1.3 months in Delhi. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 5040th and 4741st 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
$7.38
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1194
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$793
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$51.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$71.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4486
$1843

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$438
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$428
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$430
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$388
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$359
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$322
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$330
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$269
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$355