Cape Town vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$484
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
434K
12.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 14% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6078th and 5167th ($881 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5406th and 1608th 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
$7.47
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$10868

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517