Cape Town vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$4312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	55	90
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.51M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 45% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4336th and 863rd ($1386 vs $2525) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6134th and 44th 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	$12.2	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$17274

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714