Cape Town vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$603
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
20
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.41M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 31% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4849th and 6257th ($1120 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5407th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Medina

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Cape Town Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$7706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934