Cape Town vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$603	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	3.78M	14.3M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4849th and 3085th ($1120 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5407th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Tokyo

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	Cape Town	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033