Cape Town vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$603
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$2834
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
55
98
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.97M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 43% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4849th and 1964th ($1120 vs $1965) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5407th and 48th 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
$7.8
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$15069

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898