Cape Town vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$773
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$2197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
91
😀 Quality of life
55
91
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.75M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 34% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4432nd and 1819th ($1366 vs $2082) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6382nd and 179th 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
$12.5
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$12431

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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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358