Cape Town vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$603	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$1885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	92
😀 Quality of life	59	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 36% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4849th and 2722nd ($1120 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in South Africa and Italy, respectively. Check South Africa vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5407th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Rome

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	Cape Town	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$10781

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262