Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Town and Ciudad Juarez Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Town and Ciudad Juarez

🙂 Solo nomad: Cape Town is 12.5% cheaper than Ciudad Juarez without rent, and 34% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Cape Town is 13.3% more expensive than Ciudad Juarez without rent, and 17.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.12 R 183
$8.02 MX$142
38.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.86 R 739
$31.64 MX$559
41.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.00 R 82.4
$10.17 MX$179
-50.84%
Cappuccino
$2.05 R 33.83
$3.38 MX$59.7
-39.35%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 R 18.44
$1.18 MX$20.85
-5.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.81 R 13.36
$0.87 MX$15.37
-6.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.85 R 47.00
$2.13 MX$37.65
33.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.58 R 42.44
$3.85 MX$68.0
-32.99%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.15 R 19.01
$1.56 MX$27.55
-26.28%
White Bread (500g)
$1.04 R 17.17
$2.40 MX$42.30
-56.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.85 R 30.42
$1.84 MX$32.48
0.54%
Eggs
$2.43 R 39.98
$2.35 MX$41.49
3.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.49 R 140
$11.08 MX$196
-23.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.17 R 85.2
$8.57 MX$151
-39.67%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.49 R 123
$8.69 MX$153
-13.81%
Apples (1kg)
$1.51 R 24.96
$2.00 MX$35.39
-24.50%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 R 23.73
$1.22 MX$21.47
18.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 R 23.91
$1.74 MX$30.62
-16.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.58 R 26.03
$2.30 MX$40.51
-31.30%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 R 18.38
$1.56 MX$27.54
-28.21%
Onion (1kg)
$1.23 R 20.20
$2.41 MX$42.49
-48.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.08 R 17.88
$2.13 MX$37.61
-49.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.00 R 16.46
$0.82 MX$14.53
21.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.10 R 51.1
$4.20 MX$74.1
-26.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.46 R 107
$11.35 MX$200
-43.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.39 R 22.94
$1.16 MX$20.40
19.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 R 28.60
$3.42 MX$60.4
-49.12%
🚌 Getting Around
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.93 R 15.36
$0.60 MX$10.61
55.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$47.00 R 775
$38.41 MX$678
22.36%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 R 23.49
$2.67 MX$47.20
-46.44%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.98 R 16.21
$0.95 MX$16.68
3.16%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.35 R 71.7
$15.81 MX$279
-72.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 R 20.60
$1.22 MX$21.45
2.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.5K R 354.7K
$24.0K MX$424.2K
-10.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K R 395.3K
$21.2K MX$374.2K
13.12%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$101 R 1,658
$68.6 MX$1,210
46.71%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$32.78 R 540
$23.62 MX$417
38.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.87 R 690
$31.35 MX$553
33.56%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.03 R 676
$30.45 MX$537
34.75%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.21 R 135
$10.60 MX$187
-22.55%
Cinema Ticket
$6.91 R 114
$4.42 MX$78.0
56.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$213 R 3,518
$208 MX$3,663
2.85%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,248 R 86.5K
$2,619 MX$46.2K
100.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.6 R 900
$41.46 MX$732
31.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.30 R 549
$20.85 MX$368
59.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 R 1,834
$80.3 MX$1,417
38.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$83.4 R 1,374
$69.3 MX$1,223
20.32%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$749 R 12.3K
$394 MX$6,946
90.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$517 R 8,514
$243 MX$4,296
112.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 R 24.1K
$882 MX$15.6K
65.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,008 R 16.6K
$733 MX$12.9K
37.50%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,156 R 35.5K
$1,011 MX$17.8K
113.34%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,484 R 24.5K
$727 MX$12.8K
104.15%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cape Town
Ciudad Juarez
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,625 R 26.8K
$600 MX$10.6K
170.77%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.77
11.25
4.62%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cape Town: March 2, 2026

Last update for Ciudad Juarez: March 1, 2026

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