Cape Town vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$484	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1033
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	60	76
🏙️ Population	434K	15.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 14% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6078th and 5143rd ($881 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Turkey, respectively. Check South Africa vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5406th and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Istanbul

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	Cape Town	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$9042

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001