Cape Town vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$603
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
8
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
3.78M
24.7K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 28% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4849th and 3466th ($1120 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5407th and 5469th 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
$7.8
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$8081

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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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482