Cape Town vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$773
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
92
😀 Quality of life
55
91
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.33M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 14% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4432nd and 4785th ($1366 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan 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 Nagoya. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6382nd and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Nagoya

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Cape Town Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$12599

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960