Cape Town vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$789
🏠 One person rent	$484	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$106
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	55	41
😀 Quality of life	60	17
🏙️ Population	434K	908K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 74% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6078th and 8460th ($881 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5406th and 9079th 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	$7.47	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$698

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$233
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$325
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$354
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$290
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$351
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$237
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$315
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$272
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$990
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$243
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$860
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$587
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$683
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1300
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$436
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$250
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$310
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$761
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$288
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$262
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$448
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$407
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$314
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$826
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$313
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1242
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$732
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$269
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$210
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$866
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$676
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$866
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$677
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$272
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$265