Cape Town vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$773
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$4258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
99
😀 Quality of life
55
93
🏙️ Population
3.78M
3.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 60% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4432nd and 72nd ($1366 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Los Angeles

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Cape Town Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
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$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974