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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.

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Istanbul is 12% cheaper than Cape Town.

Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.

Where you live now

Cape TownSouth Africa

ZAR 24,224

per month

City to compare

IstanbulTürkiye

TRY 64,425

per month, about ZAR 21,424

Monthly costs by category

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CategoryCape TownIstanbulDifference
Rent13,17511,528−12%
Groceries4,0213,690−8%
Eating out2,3632,017−15%
Getting around1,110971−12%
Bills2,2712,055−10%
Going out964855−11%
Clothes320309−3%
Total per month24,22421,424−12%

Istanbul: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated

Everyday prices in Istanbul

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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ItemTypical priceWhat people paidvs Cape TownReports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated ZAR 27.77 −15% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated ZAR 114 −16% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated ZAR 812 −12% vs Cape Town 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated ZAR 11,528 −12% vs Cape Town 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated ZAR 8,300 −12% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated ZAR 11.85 −8% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated ZAR 41.31 −9% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated ZAR 119 −8% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated ZAR 1,572 −10% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated ZAR 537 −9% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated ZAR 496 −9% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated ZAR 611 −11% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated ZAR 122 −11% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated ZAR 837 −3% vs Cape Town 0 reports
Most reports (10th–90th percentile) Middle half of reports Same item in Cape Town
All prices in Istanbul

Where the numbers come from

People who live in each city share what they paid. Every price is checked before it counts.

  1. People share prices

    Anyone can add what they paid, in their own currency. No account needed. A quick automatic check keeps bots out.

  2. We check every price

    Typos, wrong currencies and impossible amounts are caught. An unusual price only counts after someone else reports something similar.

  3. We work out the typical price

    We use the middle price of recent reports. When a city has only a few reports, we estimate the rest and label it "Estimated".

No reports in the last 30 days yet. When they arrive, you'll see here how many were counted, held for a second opinion or turned down.

Most and least expensive cities

Monthly cost for one person renting in the city centre, in South African rand. Pick a city to compare it with Cape Town. See all cities

Most expensive

  1. 1New YorkUnited StatesZAR 93,724
  2. 2San FranciscoUnited StatesZAR 79,874
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerlandZAR 76,711
  4. 4BostonUnited StatesZAR 75,904
  5. 5GenevaSwitzerlandZAR 72,749
  6. 6SingaporeSingaporeZAR 70,172
  7. 7LondonUnited KingdomZAR 68,246
  8. 8Los AngelesUnited StatesZAR 65,346

Least expensive

  1. 118KarachiPakistanZAR 9,289
  2. 117KathmanduNepalZAR 10,579
  3. 116CairoEgyptZAR 11,248
  4. 115DhakaBangladeshZAR 11,403
  5. 114New DelhiIndiaZAR 13,511
  6. 113TunisTunisiaZAR 13,597
  7. 112BengaluruIndiaZAR 14,335
  8. 111Chiang MaiThailandZAR 14,784

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