Cape Town vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$1486
🏠 One person rent
$525
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
36
😀 Quality of life
62
14
🏙️ Population
434K
1.48M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 60% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5894th and 7872nd ($902 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Onitsha. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Onitsha ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 5040th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$0.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$3.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1194
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$793
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
17.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$3.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$3.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$54.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4486
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$736
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1592
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$931
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$739
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$849
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$613
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$676
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$764
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$726
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$617
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$630
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$673
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$517
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1306
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$943
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$773
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$367
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$684
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$394
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$598
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$425
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1449
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$664
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1191
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1253
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$734
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$676
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$749
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$733
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$589
518 km or 322 mi Save
$643
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$644
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$740
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$613
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$968
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$765
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$683
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$635