Cape Town vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$773
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
99
😀 Quality of life
55
96
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.11M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 45% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4432nd and 916th ($1366 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Paris. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6382nd and 14th 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
$12.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544