Cape Town vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$484	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$3867
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	434K	1.49M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 60% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6078th and 1315th ($881 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 5406th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Munich

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	Cape Town	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$18334

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599