Cape Town vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	94
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.14M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 46% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4336th and 791st ($1386 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in South Africa and Australia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6134th and 11th 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	$12.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$17749

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913