Cape Town vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2522
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$582
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1532
$3700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
87
😀 Quality of life
58
94
🏙️ Population
3.78M
776K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 46% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5016th and 1863rd ($1071 vs $1989) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5491st and 47th 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
$8.4
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.89%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.48
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4806
$14496

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1147
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$619
371 km or 231 mi George
$743
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$840
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$699
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$763
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$915
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$814
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1332
882 km or 548 mi East London
$766
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$657
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$567
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$621
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$852
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$748
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$827
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$768
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$722
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$780
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$695
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$792
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$665
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$664
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$672
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$923
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$889
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$691
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$628
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$993
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$837
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$862
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$953
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$809
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$813
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$740

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595