Cost of living comparison
Spain is 51.9% more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Spain instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Cape Town
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
ZAR152.60
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.11
ZAR76.30
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ZAR15.58
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ZAR11.81
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Cape Town
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
ZAR17.95
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
ZAR62.06
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
ZAR70.42
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
ZAR33.56
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
ZAR36.15
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR12.23
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.00
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.79
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.73
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.54
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 56.6% more for transportation
Cape Town
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZAR90.98
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.75
ZAR570.59
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,544.53
ZAR325,545.48
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
ZAR118.22
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
Cape Town
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.47
ZAR806.62
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.86
ZAR12,262.46
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$448.07
ZAR8,314.13
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.22
ZAR1,024.67
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 78.8% more for childcare
Cape Town
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.19
ZAR3,547.69
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,129.75
ZAR76,629.14
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cape Town
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
ZAR40.69
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ZAR32.85
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.71
ZAR50.36
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.54
ZAR659.50
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Cape Town
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.48
ZAR843.84
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.41
ZAR564.27
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.67
ZAR1,589.58
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.99
ZAR1,410.05
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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