Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cape Town vs. Thessaloniki Cost of Living Summary
Cape Town is 3.3% cheaper than Thessaloniki.
Cape Town vs. Thessaloniki Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Thessaloniki, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.80
€14.95
|
$12.02
ZAR198.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
€9.97
|
$6.01
ZAR99.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.62
|
$1.30
ZAR21.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$0.99
ZAR16.37
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Cape Town - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.9% less for groceries
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.55
|
$1.23
ZAR20.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
€6.31
|
$4.39
ZAR72.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€5.85
|
$4.99
ZAR82.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€4.94
|
$3.14
ZAR51.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
€4.56
|
$3.07
ZAR50.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.03
|
$0.85
ZAR13.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$0.87
ZAR14.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.77
ZAR12.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$0.95
ZAR15.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$0.70
ZAR11.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.49
|
$0.68
ZAR11.29
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Cape Town - Cost of groceries
pay 25.7% more for transportation
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.75
€7.79
|
$5.86
ZAR96.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.92
€15.95
|
$60.09
ZAR991.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,970.99
€24,895.19
|
$35,391.94
ZAR584K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.16
€11.71
|
$12.62
ZAR208.13
|
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Thessaloniki vs. Cape Town - Cost of transportation
pay 29.6% more for housing
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.47
€27.12
|
$39.98
ZAR659.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.05
€558.10
|
$1,017.49
ZAR16,782.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.02
€437.92
|
$706.64
ZAR11,655.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.11
€146.06
|
$88.53
ZAR1,460.27
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Cape Town - Cost of housing
pay 35.5% less for childcare
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.59
€424.18
|
$262.39
ZAR4,327.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,030.67
€8,037.62
|
$6,820.14
ZAR112K
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Cape Town - Cost of childcare
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.60
€4.98
|
$3.00
ZAR49.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.75
|
$2.43
ZAR40.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.60
€4.98
|
$3.61
ZAR59.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.63
€45.95
|
$49.37
ZAR814.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.36
€9.22
|
$9.01
ZAR148.66
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Cape Town - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.78
€86.14
|
$55.49
ZAR915.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
€40.46
|
$32.30
ZAR532.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.17
€107.85
|
$119.84
ZAR1,976.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.78
€117.29
|
$105.58
ZAR1,741.49
|
|
Thessaloniki vs. Cape Town - Cost of clothing
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