Cape Town vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$582	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	86
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.79M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 56% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5016th and 861st ($1071 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5491st and 59th 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	$8.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$17118

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095