Cape Town vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$681
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
83
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
3.78M
15.4M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 75% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4637th and 7064th ($1231 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6312th and 4805th 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
$11.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$3820

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310