Cost of Living Comparison Between Burgersfort and Cape Town Cost of Living Comparison Between Burgersfort and Cape Town

🙂 Solo nomad: Burgersfort is 15.2% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 22.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Burgersfort is 16.1% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 26% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.25 R 147
$11.02 R 196
-25.14%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.16 R 590
$44.54 R 792
-25.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.83 R 85.9
$4.96 R 88.2
-2.62%
Cappuccino
$2 R 35.56
$1.98 R 35.25
1.01%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 R 14.57
$1.16 R 20.6
-29.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 R 10.22
$0.87 R 15.46
-34.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.18 R 38.69
$2.82 R 50.1
-22.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.65 R 29.43
$2.47 R 43.97
-33.20%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 R 18.32
$1.16 R 20.62
-11.21%
White Bread (500g)
$0.98 R 17.42
$1.1 R 19.49
-10.91%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.55 R 27.63
$1.83 R 32.49
-15.30%
Eggs
$2.46 R 43.77
$2.39 R 42.45
2.93%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.41 R 60.6
$8.28 R 147
-58.82%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.47 R 43.99
$5.22 R 92.8
-52.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.27 R 112
$7.46 R 133
-15.95%
Apples (1kg)
$1.63 R 28.96
$1.55 R 27.64
5.16%
Banana (1kg)
$1.53 R 27.14
$1.41 R 25.08
8.51%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.61 R 28.71
$1.45 R 25.83
11.03%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.7 R 30.23
$1.52 R 26.99
11.84%
Potato (1kg)
$0.81 R 14.44
$1.08 R 19.21
-25.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.17 R 20.79
$1.24 R 22.05
-5.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 R 20.28
$1.09 R 19.32
4.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 R 18.46
$0.98 R 17.46
6.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.78 R 49.37
$3.04 R 54
-8.55%
Wine (Bottle)
$1.2 R 21.43
$5.68 R 101
-78.87%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.02 R 18.21
$1.42 R 25.18
-28.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 R 32.15
$1.68 R 29.94
7.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.62 R 28.88
$0.91 R 16.22
78.02%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.77 R 743
$47.53 R 845
-12.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.87 R 15.42
$1.38 R 24.59
-36.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.31 R 23.33
$0.95 R 16.94
37.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.02 R 53.8
$4.54 R 80.8
-33.48%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 R 22.82
$1.23 R 21.88
4.07%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.4K R 345.8K
$21K R 373K
-7.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K R 466K
$24.5K R 434.9K
7.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$126 R 2,242
$99.2 R 1,764
27.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$36.91 R 656
$33.54 R 597
10.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.65 R 670
$40.65 R 723
-7.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$31.37 R 558
$42.61 R 758
-26.38%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$8.17 R 145
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.54 R 134
$6.85 R 122
10.07%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$34.21 R 608
$209 R 3,720
-83.65%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,292 R 76.3K
$5,202 R 92.5K
-17.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$39.98 R 711
$55.1 R 980
-27.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$16.13 R 287
$33.11 R 589
-51.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$44.76 R 796
$111 R 1,974
-59.68%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$66 R 1,173
$85.5 R 1,520
-22.79%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$362 R 6,430
$766 R 13.6K
-52.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$339 R 6,020
$522 R 9,280
-35.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$693 R 12.3K
$1,434 R 25.5K
-51.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$685 R 12.2K
$1,029 R 18.3K
-33.39%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$739 R 13.1K
$2,000 R 35.6K
-63.06%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$633 R 11.3K
$1,318 R 23.4K
-52.01%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Burgersfort
Cape Town
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,013 R 18K
$1,641 R 29.2K
-38.27%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.69
11.77
-0.68%

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Last update for Burgersfort: October 28, 2025

Last update for Cape Town: October 29, 2025

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