Cape Town vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3732
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
99
😀 Quality of life
55
97
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4637th and 843rd ($1231 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and France, respectively. Check South Africa vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6312th and 18th 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
$11.5
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$15084

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488