Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Cyprus

Limassol vs. Cape Town Cost of Living Summary

Limassol is 54.6% more expensive than Cape Town.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% more in Limassol
Groceries: pay 51.1% more in Limassol
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Limassol
Housing: pay 76.0% more in Limassol
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Limassol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.3% more in Limassol
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Limassol

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Limassol are more expensive than in Cape Town. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Limassol.

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Limassol vs. Cape Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Limassol instead of Cape Town, you would:

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pay 63.9% more for restaurants

	Cape Town	Limassol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.02 ZAR198.22	$22.39 €19.93	+86.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 ZAR99.11	$9.24 €8.22	+53.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 ZAR21.44	$1.96 €1.74	+50.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 ZAR16.37	$1.24 €1.11	+25.2%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 51.1% more for groceries

	Cape Town	Limassol
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 ZAR20.34	$2.50 €2.22	+102.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR72.41	$6.69 €5.95	+52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR82.36	$7.40 €6.58	+48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 ZAR51.78	$4.67 €4.15	+48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 ZAR50.65	$4.50 €4.00	+46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 ZAR13.99	$1.56 €1.39	+83.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ZAR14.35	$1.04 €0.93	+19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.72	$1.32 €1.18	+71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ZAR15.70	$1.71 €1.52	+79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.51	$0.92 €0.82	+32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.29	$0.72 €0.64	+5.2%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Cape Town	Limassol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 ZAR96.61	$6.68 €5.95	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.09 ZAR991.09	$50.39 €44.85	-16.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$32,696.28 €29,100.86	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR208.13	$27.99 €24.92	+121.8%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 76.0% more for housing

	Cape Town	Limassol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.98 ZAR659.39	$32.66 €29.07	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,017.49 ZAR16,782.53	$1,658.07 €1,475.74	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$706.64 ZAR11,655.27	$1,393.27 €1,240.06	+97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.53 ZAR1,460.27	$182.64 €162.55	+106.3%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Cape Town	Limassol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.39 ZAR4,327.78	$687.47 €611.87	+162.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,820.14 ZAR112K	$10,517.12 €9,360.61	+54.2%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cape Town	Limassol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 ZAR49.55	$5.32 €4.73	+77.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 ZAR40.04	$3.96 €3.52	+63.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.47	$6.72 €5.98	+86.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.37 ZAR814.26	$99.66 €88.70	+101.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.01 ZAR148.66	$13.44 €11.96	+49.1%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	Cape Town	Limassol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.49 ZAR915.30	$97.74 €86.99	+76.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.30 ZAR532.71	$51.71 €46.03	+60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	$109.64 €97.58	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.58 ZAR1,741.49	$114.99 €102.35	+8.9%
Average			+29.5%

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