Cape Town vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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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 Toronto

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