Cape Town vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$681	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$3954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	56	90
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.51M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 50% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4637th and 920th ($1231 vs $2463) 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 1.6 months in Munich. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6312th and 61st 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	$11.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$14492

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730