Cape Town vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$603
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
47
😀 Quality of life
59
33
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.55M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 47% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 4849th and 6622nd ($1120 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Ibadan. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 5407th and 7660th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Ibadan

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Cape Town Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$1.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$9.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$3.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$4.59
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$43.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$1870

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$699
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621