Cape Town vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cape Town | Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4637th and 4455th ($1231 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Taiwan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6312th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cape Town vs Taipei
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| Cape Town | Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Cape Town
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 54 km or 33 mi |  Paarl | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Worcester | |
| 371 km or 231 mi | George | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Uitenhage | |
| 662 km or 411 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Upington | |
| 754 km or 468 mi | Makhanda | |
| 821 km or 510 mi | Komani | |
| 833 km or 518 mi | Kimberley | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Bhisho | |
| 882 km or 548 mi | East London | |
| 912 km or 567 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 950 km or 590 mi |  Mafeteng | |
| 999 km or 621 mi | Maseru | |
| 1002 km or 622 mi | Mthatha | |
| 1029 km or 639 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 1030 km or 640 mi | Welkom | |
| 1034 km or 643 mi |  Mariental | |
| 1092 km or 679 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
| 1092 km or 679 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 1113 km or 692 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 1135 km or 705 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 1155 km or 718 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 1187 km or 737 mi | Rehoboth | |
| 1194 km or 742 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 1198 km or 745 mi | Kanye | |
| 1208 km or 751 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 1217 km or 756 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 1231 km or 765 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 1244 km or 773 mi | Soweto | |
| 1250 km or 777 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 1260 km or 783 mi | Gaborone | |
| 1261 km or 783 mi | Molepolole | |
| 1261 km or 784 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 1267 km or 788 mi | Randburg | |
| 1269 km or 789 mi | Windhoek | |
| 1270 km or 789 mi | Sandton | |
| 1271 km or 790 mi | Durban | |
| 1277 km or 794 mi | Gobabis | |
| 1279 km or 795 mi | Walvis Bay |
Cities near Taipei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi |  New Taipei | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Keelung | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Yilan | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhubei | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Miaoli | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taichung | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Changhua | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Nantou | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Douliu | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Chiayi | |
| 252 km or 157 mi |  Fuzhou | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Putian | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Taitung | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Tainan | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Ningde | |
| 276 km or 172 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Rui'an | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kinmen | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Xiamen | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Wenling | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Nanping | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Lishui | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Sanming | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Linhai | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Longyan | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Jinhua | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Yiwu | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Quzhou | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Shangrao | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Shantou |