Cities / Middle East & Africa / South Africa

Cape Town

South Africa

One person needs about ZAR 24,224 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about ZAR 68,275.

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Starting estimate: about ZAR 27.53 to ZAR 38.58. Nobody has reported this here yet.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	ZAR 13,175	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	ZAR 9,486	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	ZAR 27,667	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	ZAR 19,762	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	ZAR 12.84	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	ZAR 36.29	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 49.39	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	ZAR 45.36	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 148	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 128	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 178	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 49.90	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 17.78	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 45.36	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 49.90	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 31.75	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	ZAR 31.75	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	ZAR 25.40	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	ZAR 21.73	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	ZAR 187	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	ZAR 29.64	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	ZAR 172	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	ZAR 136	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	ZAR 544	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	ZAR 91.81	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	ZAR 32.59	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	ZAR 63.24	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	ZAR 20.83	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	ZAR 20.38	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	ZAR 927	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	ZAR 24.59	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	ZAR 13.35	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	ZAR 12.75	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	ZAR 1,750	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	ZAR 544	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	ZAR 590	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	ZAR 689		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	ZAR 138		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	ZAR 865	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	ZAR 574	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	ZAR 1,464	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	ZAR 13,630		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	ZAR 365,149		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	ZAR 63,238		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	ZAR 40,841		0 reports

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