Cape Town vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$484
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$3462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
45
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
434K
1.19M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 53% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6078th and 2137th ($881 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Qatar, respectively. Check South Africa vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5406th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$12.2
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$10518

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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
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875