Cape Town vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$775	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	8
😀 Quality of life	58	49
🏙️ Population	3.78M	24.7K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 15% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4336th and 3452nd ($1386 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and the Seychelles, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6134th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Victoria

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	Cape Town	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$8750

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415