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

😐 Solo nomad: Cape Town is 11.2% more expensive than Amersfoort without rent, and 25.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Cape Town is 42% more expensive than Amersfoort without rent, and 31.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.02 R 196
$8.26 R 147
33.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.54 R 792
$34.1 R 606
30.62%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.96 R 88.2
$4.74 R 84.3
4.64%
Cappuccino
$1.98 R 35.25
$2.03 R 36.1
-2.46%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.16 R 20.6
$1.01 R 17.96
14.85%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.87 R 15.46
$0.81 R 14.47
7.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.82 R 50.1
$2.28 R 40.61
23.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.47 R 43.97
$2.79 R 49.61
-11.47%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.16 R 20.62
$1.24 R 22.14
-6.45%
White Bread (500g)
$1.1 R 19.49
$1.02 R 18.12
7.84%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.83 R 32.49
$1.56 R 27.77
17.31%
Eggs
$2.39 R 42.45
$2.21 R 39.3
8.14%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.28 R 147
$3.96 R 70.5
109.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.22 R 92.8
$4.67 R 83.1
11.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.46 R 133
$4.05 R 72
84.20%
Apples (1kg)
$1.55 R 27.64
$1.64 R 29.16
-5.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.41 R 25.08
$1.6 R 28.49
-11.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 R 25.83
$1.61 R 28.6
-9.94%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.52 R 26.99
$1.71 R 30.4
-11.11%
Potato (1kg)
$1.08 R 19.21
$1.33 R 23.61
-18.80%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 R 22.05
$1.18 R 20.97
5.08%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 R 19.32
$1.13 R 20.18
-3.54%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.98 R 17.46
$1.16 R 20.57
-15.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.04 R 54
$1.31 R 23.33
132.06%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.68 R 101
$1.84 R 32.7
208.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.42 R 25.18
$1.52 R 27.11
-6.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.68 R 29.94
$1.82 R 32.35
-7.69%
🚌 Getting Around
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.91 R 16.22
$1.69 R 30.03
-46.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$47.53 R 845
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.38 R 24.59
$1.42 R 25.25
-2.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.95 R 16.94
$1.32 R 23.41
-28.03%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.54 R 80.8
$3.04 R 54
49.34%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 R 21.88
$1.32 R 23.5
-6.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21K R 373K
$19.5K R 346.4K
7.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.5K R 434.9K
$25.6K R 455.2K
-4.45%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$99.2 R 1,764
$126 R 2,238
-21.18%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$33.54 R 597
$37.98 R 675
-11.69%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.65 R 723
$37.53 R 667
8.31%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$42.61 R 758
$30.66 R 545
38.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.17 R 145
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.85 R 122
$7.41 R 132
-7.56%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$209 R 3,720
$198 R 3,512
5.92%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,202 R 92.5K
$4,300 R 76.5K
20.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$55.1 R 980
$50.7 R 901
8.78%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.11 R 589
$31.85 R 566
3.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 R 1,974
$87 R 1,547
27.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$85.5 R 1,520
$88 R 1,565
-2.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$766 R 13.6K
$365 R 6,492
109.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$522 R 9,280
$334 R 5,944
56.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,434 R 25.5K
$673 R 12K
113.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,029 R 18.3K
$680 R 12.1K
51.32%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,000 R 35.6K
$770 R 13.7K
159.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,318 R 23.4K
$647 R 11.5K
103.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cape Town
Amersfoort
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,641 R 29.2K
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-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.77
11.69
0.68%

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Last update for Cape Town: October 29, 2025

Last update for Amersfoort: October 29, 2025

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