Cape Town vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$775
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
55
94
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.43M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 11% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4336th and 4646th ($1386 vs $1248) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6134th and 178th 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
$12.2
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612