Cape Town vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$484
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$1843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
99
😀 Quality of life
60
85
🏙️ Population
434K
1.37M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 58% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6078th and 1623rd ($881 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Italy, respectively. Check South Africa vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 5406th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Milan

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Cape Town Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$15544

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550