Cape Town vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2321
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$1516
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$84.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	55	41
😀 Quality of life	59	11
🏙️ Population	3.78M	908K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 34% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4849th and 2936th ($1120 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 5407th and 9173rd 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	$7.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$8.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$1444

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$906
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$638
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1036
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$469
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$886
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$374
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$537
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$658
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$812
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$635
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$933
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$655
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$710
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1368
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$714
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$774
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$704
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$794
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1262
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1133
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$699
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$787
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1201
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$755
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$764
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$757
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$377
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$878
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$644
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$879
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$735
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$621