Cape Town vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$582	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1314
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	48
😀 Quality of life	58	33
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.55M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 38% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 5016th and 6541st ($1071 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.1 months in Ibadan. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 5491st and 7755th 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	$8.4	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	16.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$483
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$1.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$0.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$5.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$1.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$1898

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Ibadan

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Oyo	$677
68 km or 42 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
72 km or 45 mi	Ife	$779
83 km or 51 mi	Osogbo	$695
120 km or 74 mi	Lagos	$1113
141 km or 88 mi	Ilorin	$535
142 km or 88 mi	Akure	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
173 km or 107 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
185 km or 115 mi	Owo	$651
201 km or 125 mi	Cotonou	$709
214 km or 133 mi	Abomey	$590
223 km or 138 mi	Benin	$558
291 km or 181 mi	Warri	$881
308 km or 191 mi	Atakpame	$647
329 km or 204 mi	Lome	$755
345 km or 214 mi	Onitsha	$972
348 km or 216 mi	Sotouboua	$649
354 km or 220 mi	Sokode	$651
367 km or 228 mi	Kpalime	$632
372 km or 231 mi	Awka	$805
381 km or 237 mi	Hohoe	$575
381 km or 237 mi	Minna	$743
384 km or 238 mi	Kara	$658
390 km or 242 mi	Ho	$354
405 km or 252 mi	Owerri	$1611
409 km or 254 mi	Enugu	$462
434 km or 270 mi	Abuja	$1502
445 km or 277 mi	Umuahia	$883
450 km or 280 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
458 km or 285 mi	Aba	$621
475 km or 295 mi	Tema	$553
476 km or 295 mi	Ashaiman	$560
484 km or 301 mi	Koforidua	$588
495 km or 308 mi	Accra	$729
520 km or 323 mi	Kaduna	$371
558 km or 347 mi	Calabar	$384
570 km or 354 mi	Tamale	$507
582 km or 362 mi	Zaria	$526