Cape Town vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2151
🏠 One person rent	$681	$1475
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$67.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	55	17
🏙️ Population	3.78M	908K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 31% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4637th and 2835th ($1231 vs $1774) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0 months in Owerri. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 6312th and 9159th 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	$11.5	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$1311

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$961
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1051
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$563
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$926
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$632
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$664
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1413
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$644
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$849
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$665
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$755
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1363
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$698
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$778
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$793
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1514
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$752
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1102
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$664
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$852
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1241
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$793
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$671
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$810
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$393
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$646
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1044
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$598
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$781
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$652