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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cape Town is 2.4% cheaper than Katowice without rent, and 8.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cape Town is 3.6% cheaper than Katowice without rent, and 4.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.12 R 183
$11.03 zł 40.70
0.82%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.86 R 739
$41.88 zł 155
7.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.00 R 82.4
$9.74 zł 35.94
-48.67%
Cappuccino
$2.05 R 33.83
$3.60 zł 13.27
-43.06%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 R 18.44
$1.98 zł 7.32
-43.43%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.81 R 13.36
$1.82 zł 6.71
-55.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.85 R 47.00
$3.32 zł 12.24
-14.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.58 R 42.44
$3.16 zł 11.68
-18.35%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.15 R 19.01
$1.02 zł 3.76
12.75%
White Bread (500g)
$1.04 R 17.17
$1.63 zł 6.00
-36.20%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.85 R 30.42
$1.44 zł 5.31
28.47%
Eggs
$2.43 R 39.98
$3.07 zł 11.33
-20.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.49 R 140
$10.39 zł 38.33
-18.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.17 R 85.2
$6.25 zł 23.06
-17.28%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.49 R 123
$10.75 zł 39.66
-30.33%
Apples (1kg)
$1.51 R 24.96
$1.06 zł 3.90
42.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 R 23.73
$1.64 zł 6.04
-12.20%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 R 23.91
$1.77 zł 6.52
-18.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.58 R 26.03
$2.93 zł 10.81
-46.08%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 R 18.38
$0.99 zł 3.66
13.13%
Onion (1kg)
$1.23 R 20.20
$0.93 zł 3.44
32.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.08 R 17.88
$1.23 zł 4.53
-12.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.00 R 16.46
$0.67 zł 2.47
49.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.10 R 51.1
$5.33 zł 19.67
-41.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.46 R 107
$6.77 zł 25.00
-4.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.39 R 22.94
$1.08 zł 3.98
28.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 R 28.60
$1.85 zł 6.84
-5.95%
🚌 Getting Around
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.93 R 15.36
$1.20 zł 4.44
-22.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$47.00 R 775
$32.94 zł 122
42.68%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 R 23.49
$2.13 zł 7.84
-32.86%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.98 R 16.21
$0.72 zł 2.64
36.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.35 R 71.7
$11.04 zł 40.75
-60.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 R 20.60
$1.71 zł 6.31
-26.90%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.5K R 354.7K
$33.4K zł 123.4K
-35.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K R 395.3K
$30.0K zł 110.8K
-20.11%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$101 R 1,658
$246 zł 906
-59.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$32.78 R 540
$8.25 zł 30.45
297.33%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.87 R 690
$15.26 zł 56.3
174.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.03 R 676
$29.74 zł 110
37.96%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.21 R 135
$10.99 zł 40.55
-25.30%
Cinema Ticket
$6.91 R 114
$7.08 zł 26.13
-2.40%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$213 R 3,518
$313 zł 1,154
-31.77%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,248 R 86.5K
$11.2K zł 41.2K
-52.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.6 R 900
$89.9 zł 332
-39.19%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.30 R 549
$35.92 zł 133
-7.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 R 1,834
$96.9 zł 358
14.79%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$83.4 R 1,374
$94.3 zł 348
-11.55%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$749 R 12.3K
$694 zł 2,562
7.93%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$517 R 8,514
$490 zł 1,806
5.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 R 24.1K
$1,018 zł 3,755
43.45%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,008 R 16.6K
$763 zł 2,816
32.13%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,156 R 35.5K
$3,110 zł 11.5K
-30.68%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,484 R 24.5K
$2,153 zł 7,945
-31.06%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cape Town
Katowice
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,625 R 26.8K
$1,620 zł 5,978
0.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.77
6.92
70.09%

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

Last update for Cape Town: March 2, 2026

Last update for Katowice: February 28, 2026

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