Cost of living comparison
France is 99.1% more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in France instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Cape Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.75
ZAR162.44
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
ZAR90.86
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.31
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZAR13.26
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
Cape Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
ZAR19.02
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
ZAR72.25
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ZAR71.39
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ZAR42.86
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
ZAR40.95
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.64
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.54
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR12.41
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.63
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 63.7% more for transportation
Cape Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZAR90.03
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.04
ZAR761.43
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,149.80
ZAR355,331.86
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
ZAR162.44
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Cape Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.38
ZAR767.74
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$692.77
ZAR12,854.65
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.96
ZAR8,553.35
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.49
ZAR1,345.07
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Cape Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.50
ZAR3,442.03
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.59
ZAR76,292.10
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cape Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.46
ZAR45.69
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
ZAR38.14
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR53.81
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.35
ZAR693.03
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
ZAR121.83
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Cape Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.55
ZAR882.26
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
ZAR516.94
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.85
ZAR1,667.17
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.45
ZAR1,400.01
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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