Cape Town vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$603
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
82
😀 Quality of life
59
64
🏙️ Population
3.78M
15.4M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 56% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4849th and 6838th ($1120 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5407th and 4476th 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
$7.8
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283