Cape Town vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$773
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
8
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
3.78M
24.7K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 17% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4432nd and 3471st ($1366 vs $1646) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6382nd and 6854th 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
$12.5
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$8971

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419