Cape Town vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$681	$1089
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$3535
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	56	98
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.97M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 42% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4637th and 1640th ($1231 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6312th and 39th 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	$11.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$25585

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1976
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1497
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1052
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1148
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1233
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1229
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1311
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$823
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$861
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1570
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1468
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$985
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1176
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1378
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1148
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1103
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1257
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1685
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1651
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1282
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1182
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1760
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1707
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1660
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1056
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$946