Cost of living comparison

Cyprus

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South Africa

Cape Town vs. Limassol Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 35.3% cheaper than Limassol.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 33.8% less in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Cape Town
Housing: pay 43.2% less in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 50.3% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Cape Town

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Cape Town.

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Cape Town vs. Limassol Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Limassol	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$12.02 ZAR198.22	-46.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.22	$6.01 ZAR99.11	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 €1.74	$1.30 ZAR21.44	-33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.99 ZAR16.37	-20.1%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

	Limassol	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 €2.22	$1.23 ZAR20.34	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.69 €5.95	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.58	$4.99 ZAR82.36	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.67 €4.15	$3.14 ZAR51.78	-32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 €4.00	$3.07 ZAR50.65	-31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.39	$0.85 ZAR13.99	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$0.87 ZAR14.35	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.77 ZAR12.72	-41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 €1.52	$0.95 ZAR15.70	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.70 ZAR11.51	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.68 ZAR11.29	-4.9%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Limassol	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 €5.95	$5.86 ZAR96.61	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.39 €44.85	$60.09 ZAR991.09	+19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,696.28 €29,100.86	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.99 €24.92	$12.62 ZAR208.13	-54.9%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 43.2% less for housing

	Limassol	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.66 €29.07	$39.98 ZAR659.39	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,658.07 €1,475.74	$1,017.49 ZAR16,782.53	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,393.27 €1,240.06	$706.64 ZAR11,655.27	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$182.64 €162.55	$88.53 ZAR1,460.27	-51.5%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 50.3% less for childcare

	Limassol	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$687.47 €611.87	$262.39 ZAR4,327.78	-61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,517.12 €9,360.61	$6,820.14 ZAR112K	-35.2%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Limassol	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32 €4.73	$3.00 ZAR49.55	-43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.96 €3.52	$2.43 ZAR40.04	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$3.61 ZAR59.47	-46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$99.66 €88.70	$49.37 ZAR814.26	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$9.01 ZAR148.66	-32.9%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Limassol	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.74 €86.99	$55.49 ZAR915.30	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.71 €46.03	$32.30 ZAR532.71	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.64 €97.58	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	+9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.99 €102.35	$105.58 ZAR1,741.49	-8.2%
Average			-22.8%

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