Cost of living in Cape Town, South Africa
We can't tell you the price of everything, but here is a sample of things which you might need during a stay in Cape Town. The prices are correct as at January 2010.
Some things - particularly the price of petrol - change from day to day, others vary considerably depending on where you buy them so please expect some variation from this list when you visit South Africa.
If there's anything you would like to see on this list, let us know by contacting us.
Can of coke | EUR 0.90 |
Cup of coffee | EUR 1.30 |
330 ml bottle of beer | EUR 1.30 |
Cigarettes | EUR 2.60 |
1 litre bottle of water | EUR 0.80 |
Loaf of bread | EUR 0.65 |
Sandwich | EUR 2.50 |
Chips/French Fries | EUR 1.30 |
Hamburger | EUR 1.70 |
2-course dinner, with glass of wine | EUR 15.00 |
Local phone-call, 3 minutes | EUR 0.15 |
Cinema ticket | EUR 3.00 |
Local bus trip to city centre | EUR 0.50 |
One litre of petrol | EUR 0.76 |
Car-hire, one week | EUR 160.00 |
Taxi ride to city centre | EUR 7.00 |
Plain T-shirt | EUR 14.00 |
Aspirin | EUR 0.25 |
200ml sun cream | EUR 5.00 |
International postage stamp | EUR 0.50 |
Launderette | EUR 3.50 |
