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Cape Town is 68% cheaper than Zurich.

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

Where you live now

ZurichSwitzerland

CHF 3,840

per month

City to compare

Cape TownSouth Africa

ZAR 24,224

per month, about CHF 1,213

Monthly costs by category

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CategoryZurichCape TownDifference
Rent2,391660−72%
Groceries414201−51%
Eating out451118−74%
Getting around16956−67%
Bills263114−57%
Going out13248−63%
Clothes2116−25%
Total per month3,8401,213−68%

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

Everyday prices in Cape Town

The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Zurich. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.

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ItemTypical priceWhat people paidvs ZurichReports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated CHF 1.63 −74% vs Zurich 0 reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated CHF 6.81 −77% vs Zurich 0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated CHF 46.43 −67% vs Zurich 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated CHF 660 −72% vs Zurich 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated CHF 475 −72% vs Zurich 0 reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated CHF 0.64 −49% vs Zurich 0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated CHF 2.27 −54% vs Zurich 0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated CHF 6.43 −49% vs Zurich 0 reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated CHF 87.59 −59% vs Zurich 0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated CHF 29.52 −54% vs Zurich 0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated CHF 27.25 −54% vs Zurich 0 reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated CHF 34.47 −63% vs Zurich 0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated CHF 6.89 −63% vs Zurich 0 reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated CHF 43.31 −24% vs Zurich 0 reports
Most reports (10th–90th percentile) Middle half of reports Same item in Zurich
All prices in Cape Town

Where the numbers come from

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  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 Swiss francs. Pick a city to compare it with Zurich. See all cities

Most expensive

  1. 1New YorkUnited StatesCHF 4,692
  2. 2San FranciscoUnited StatesCHF 3,999
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerlandCHF 3,840
  4. 4BostonUnited StatesCHF 3,800
  5. 5GenevaSwitzerlandCHF 3,642
  6. 6SingaporeSingaporeCHF 3,513
  7. 7LondonUnited KingdomCHF 3,417
  8. 8Los AngelesUnited StatesCHF 3,271

Least expensive

  1. 118KarachiPakistanCHF 465
  2. 117KathmanduNepalCHF 530
  3. 116CairoEgyptCHF 563
  4. 115DhakaBangladeshCHF 571
  5. 114New DelhiIndiaCHF 676
  6. 113TunisTunisiaCHF 681
  7. 112BengaluruIndiaCHF 718
  8. 111Chiang MaiThailandCHF 740

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