Cape Town vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$262
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$784
🏠 One person rent	$484	$126
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$78
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$81.5
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	47
😀 Quality of life	60	34
🏙️ Population	434K	2.55M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 236% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 6078th and 9275th ($881 vs $262) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Ibadan. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 5406th and 7930th 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	$7.47	$0.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$8.61
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$2.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$0.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$5.19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$7.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$7.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$9.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$0.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$1.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$0.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$10.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$1.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$4.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$29.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$17.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$532

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Ibadan

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Oyo	$407
68 km or 42 mi	Abeokuta	$826
72 km or 45 mi	Ife	$250
83 km or 51 mi	Osogbo	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Lagos	$448
141 km or 88 mi	Ilorin	$314
142 km or 88 mi	Akure	$243
145 km or 90 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
173 km or 107 mi	Save	$676
176 km or 109 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
185 km or 115 mi	Owo	$272
201 km or 125 mi	Cotonou	$732
214 km or 133 mi	Abomey	$677
223 km or 138 mi	Benin	$315
291 km or 181 mi	Warri	$351
308 km or 191 mi	Atakpame	$617
329 km or 204 mi	Lome	$678
345 km or 214 mi	Onitsha	$354
348 km or 216 mi	Sotouboua	$616
354 km or 220 mi	Sokode	$617
367 km or 228 mi	Kpalime	$616
372 km or 231 mi	Awka	$325
381 km or 237 mi	Hohoe	$482
381 km or 237 mi	Minna	$313
384 km or 238 mi	Kara	$620
390 km or 242 mi	Ho	$353
405 km or 252 mi	Owerri	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Enugu	$290
434 km or 270 mi	Abuja	$288
445 km or 277 mi	Umuahia	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
458 km or 285 mi	Aba	$233
475 km or 295 mi	Tema	$446
476 km or 295 mi	Ashaiman	$512
484 km or 301 mi	Koforidua	$497
495 km or 308 mi	Accra	$582
520 km or 323 mi	Kaduna	$210
558 km or 347 mi	Calabar	$237
570 km or 354 mi	Tamale	$443
582 km or 362 mi	Zaria	$265