Where you live now
Cape TownSouth Africa
ZAR 24,224
per month
Compare the cost of living
Choose where you live now and another city. You'll see what a normal month costs in each: rent, food, transport, bills and going out.
Household
Rent
Boston is 213% more expensive than Cape Town.
Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.
City to compare
BostonUnited States
$4,609
per month, about ZAR 75,904
Monthly costs by category
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| Category | Cape Town | Boston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | 13,175 | 54,345 | +313% |
| Groceries | 4,021 | 6,670 | +66% |
| Eating out | 2,363 | 6,031 | +155% |
| Getting around | 1,110 | 2,429 | +119% |
| Bills | 2,271 | 4,089 | +80% |
| Going out | 964 | 1,950 | +102% |
| Clothes | 320 | 391 | +22% |
| Total per month | 24,224 | 75,904 | +213% |
Boston: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated
Everyday prices in Boston
The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Cape Town. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.
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| Item | Typical price | What people paid | vs Cape Town | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappuccino, regularEstimated | ZAR 83.38 | +156% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated | ZAR 376 | +177% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Monthly public transport passEstimated | ZAR 2,029 | +119% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| 1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated | ZAR 54,345 | +313% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| 1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated | ZAR 39,128 | +313% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Milk, 1 LEstimated | ZAR 20.54 | +60% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Eggs, 12Estimated | ZAR 78.46 | +73% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated | ZAR 205 | +60% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated | ZAR 3,273 | +87% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated | ZAR 1,020 | +73% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated | ZAR 942 | +73% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Gym membership, monthlyEstimated | ZAR 1,393 | +102% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Cinema ticketEstimated | ZAR 279 | +102% vs Cape Town | 0 reports | |
| Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated | ZAR 1,052 | +22% vs Cape Town | 0 reports |
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