Cape Town vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$484	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$818
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	8
😀 Quality of life	60	59
🏙️ Population	434K	24.7K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 45% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6078th and 3034th ($881 vs $1608) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5406th and 5511th 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	$7.47	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$8062

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524