Cape Town vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$484	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$6398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	55	99
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	434K	3.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 72% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6078th and 72nd ($881 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 60th 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5406th and 34th 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	$7.47	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862