Cape Town vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$582	$1321
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1431
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$84.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	58	11
🏙️ Population	3.78M	908K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 34% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5016th and 3008th ($1071 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5491st and 9183rd 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	$8.4	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$13
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$1390

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526