Cape Town vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2522
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$582
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1532
$3146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
99
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5016th and 1222nd ($1071 vs $2267) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5491st and 25th 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
$8.4
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.89%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.48
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4806
$16193

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293