Cape Town vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1644
🏠 One person rent	$773	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$754
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	83
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	3.78M	15.4M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 86% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7076th ($1366 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6382nd and 4887th 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	$12.5	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$4412

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$475
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$379
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$294
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$502
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$268
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$693
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$362
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$344
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$303
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$282
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$282
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$302
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$382
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$319
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$428
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$385
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$388
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$441
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$373
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$397
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$324
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$349
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$321
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$286
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$378
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$355
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$297
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$301
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$301