Cape Town vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$4186
🏠 One person rent	$603	$677
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$1788
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$526
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$2981
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.67M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 23% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4849th and 3861st ($1120 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and South Korea, respectively. Check South Africa vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 2 months in Seoul. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 5407th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Seoul

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	Cape Town	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$21834

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1085
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1074
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1084
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1025
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$941
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1003
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$966
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$988
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1057
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1020
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$990
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$970
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1067
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$968
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$989
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1142
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1025
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1077
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1567
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1036
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1041
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1025
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1140
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1222
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1027
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1098
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1111
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1562
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1043