Cape Town vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$484	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	99
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	434K	2.15M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 61% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6078th and 1216th ($881 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and France, respectively. Check South Africa vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5406th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Paris

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	Cape Town	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381