Cape Town vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$582	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	93
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.14M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 48% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5016th and 1654th ($1071 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in South Africa and Australia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5491st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Perth

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	Cape Town	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$11252

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645