Cape Town vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2774
🏠 One person rent	$681	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$159
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	56	1
😀 Quality of life	55	14
🏙️ Population	3.78M	74.7K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 2% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 4637th and 4688th ($1231 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Comoros, respectively. Check South Africa vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 6312th and 9206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Moroni

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	Cape Town	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$4.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$14597

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1207
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1168
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$609
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$567
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$421
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$552
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$596
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$476
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$493
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$506
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$548
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$526
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$565
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$495
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$533
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$820
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$612
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$996
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$453
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$420
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$888
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$916
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$811
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$460
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$755
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$549
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$779