Cape Town vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$484
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
94
😀 Quality of life
60
66
🏙️ Population
434K
26.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 82% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6078th and 8607th ($881 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5406th and 4314th 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
$7.47
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$2174

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338