Cape Town vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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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