Cape Town vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$582	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	56	90
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.51M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 51% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5016th and 1352nd ($1071 vs $2201) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5491st and 54th 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	$8.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$14702

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560