Cape Town vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$525
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$134
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
56
41
😀 Quality of life
62
11
🏙️ Population
434K
908K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 43% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5894th and 2556th ($902 vs $1592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.1 months in Owerri. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Owerri ranked 23rd in Nigeria, while ranked 5040th and 9242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Owerri

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Cape Town Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1194
$1971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$793
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
$18.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$28.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
17.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$2590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$2.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$3.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$32.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4486
$649

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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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$739
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$613
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$736
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$563
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$764
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$931
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$676
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$630
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$849
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$726
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$773
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$617
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$527
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$367
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$394
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1253
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$425
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$673
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$517
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$734
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1306
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$943
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1449
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$598
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$684
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1191
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$664
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$676
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$968
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$733
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$765
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$749
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$589
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$860
577 km or 358 mi Save
$643
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$904
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$644
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$613
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$740