Cape Town vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$3307
🏠 One person rent	$773	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$1036
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$2765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	55	96
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.76M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 2% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4432nd and 4482nd ($1366 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 6382nd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Yokohama

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	Cape Town	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$1347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$3332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$16118

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1127
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1104
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1034
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1100
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$980
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$909
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$982
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1116
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1160
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1104
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1073
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$992
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1176
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$981
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1137
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1116
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1096
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1155
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1035
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1144
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1097
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1130