Cape Town vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$4614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
87
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
3.78M
776K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 44% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4637th and 1510th ($1231 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 6312th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Frankfurt

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Cape Town Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$16203

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769