Cape Town vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$603
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$4186
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
87
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
3.78M
773K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 47% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4849th and 1589th ($1120 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 2 months in Frankfurt. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 5407th and 36th 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
$7.8
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.22
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$25.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$15030

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716