Cape Town vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$484
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$836
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
82
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
434K
15.4M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 25% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6078th and 6763rd ($881 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India 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 Mumbai. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5406th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Mumbai

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Cape Town Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$2517

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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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325