Cape Town vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1142
🏠 One person rent	$775	$192
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$333
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	94
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	3.78M	26.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 189% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4336th and 8767th ($1386 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Delhi. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 6134th and 5583rd 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	$12.2	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$1844

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$404
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$368
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$509
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$344
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$256
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$335
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$239
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$326
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$286
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$284
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$245
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$276
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$270
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$273
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$256
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$352
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$369
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$395
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$271
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$379
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$311
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$384
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$252
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$391
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$339
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$346
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$260
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$299
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$279
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$308
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$397
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$309
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$326
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$450
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$371
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$340
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$316