Cape Town vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	55	98
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.03M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 38% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4432nd and 1464th ($1366 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Austria, respectively. Check South Africa vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6382nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Vienna

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	Cape Town	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$28817

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989