Cape Town vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$525
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1239
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
56
95
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
434K
12.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 28% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5894th and 4019th ($902 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Russia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1 months in Moscow. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5040th and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Moscow

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Cape Town Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1194
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$793
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4486
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520