Cost of living comparison
London is 3.6 times more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in London instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Cape Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.75
ZAR158.23
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
ZAR88.51
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.86
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZAR12.92
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
Cape Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
ZAR18.53
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
ZAR70.37
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ZAR69.54
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ZAR41.75
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
ZAR39.88
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.31
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.19
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR12.09
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.30
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.02
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.06
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Cape Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZAR87.70
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.04
ZAR741.69
|
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,149.80
ZAR346,121.19
|
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
ZAR158.23
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Cape Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.38
ZAR747.84
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$692.77
ZAR12,521.44
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.96
ZAR8,331.63
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.49
ZAR1,310.20
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Cape Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.50
ZAR3,352.81
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.59
ZAR74,314.51
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cape Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.46
ZAR44.50
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
ZAR37.15
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR52.41
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.35
ZAR675.07
|
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
ZAR118.67
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 70.8% more for clothing
Cape Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.55
ZAR859.39
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
ZAR503.54
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.85
ZAR1,623.96
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.45
ZAR1,363.72
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
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