Cape Town vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	94
😀 Quality of life	55	96
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.14M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 44% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4432nd and 978th ($1366 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6382nd and 10th 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	$12.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$15409

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894