Cape Town vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$603
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
86
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.79M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4849th and 656th ($1120 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in South Africa and Canada, respectively. Check South Africa vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5407th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Toronto

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Cape Town Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$18156

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085