Cape Town vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$603	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$4627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 67% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4849th and 37th ($1120 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in South Africa and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United Kingdom comparison.

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

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Prices in Cape Town vs London

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	Cape Town	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$25830

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055