Cape Town vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$603
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
55
95
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.6M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 3% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4849th and 4715th ($1120 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5407th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$18424

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605