Cape Town vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$484
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
55
98
😀 Quality of life
60
94
🏙️ Population
434K
1.97M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 52% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6078th and 2189th ($881 vs $1854) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5406th and 45th 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
$7.47
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$5
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$14916

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898