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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cape Town is 1.7% cheaper than Lublin without rent, and 17.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cape Town is 3.4% cheaper than Lublin without rent, and 3.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.12 R 182
$9.73 zł 35.72
14.29%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.86 R 733
$40.83 zł 150
9.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.00 R 81.7
$8.22 zł 30.15
-39.17%
Cappuccino
$2.05 R 33.54
$3.13 zł 11.50
-34.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 R 18.28
$2.12 zł 7.77
-47.17%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.81 R 13.25
$1.66 zł 6.08
-51.20%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.85 R 46.60
$3.05 zł 11.19
-6.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.58 R 42.08
$3.69 zł 13.54
-30.08%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.15 R 18.85
$1.04 zł 3.82
10.58%
White Bread (500g)
$1.04 R 17.03
$1.29 zł 4.74
-19.38%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.85 R 30.16
$1.56 zł 5.72
18.59%
Eggs
$2.43 R 39.64
$3.28 zł 12.04
-25.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.49 R 139
$7.58 zł 27.83
12.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.17 R 84.5
$6.58 zł 24.14
-21.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.49 R 122
$9.76 zł 35.82
-23.26%
Apples (1kg)
$1.51 R 24.74
$1.19 zł 4.36
26.89%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 R 23.52
$1.59 zł 5.84
-9.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 R 23.71
$1.57 zł 5.75
-7.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.58 R 25.80
$2.51 zł 9.21
-37.05%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 R 18.22
$0.92 zł 3.37
21.74%
Onion (1kg)
$1.23 R 20.03
$1.21 zł 4.44
1.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.08 R 17.72
$1.35 zł 4.96
-20.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.00 R 16.32
$0.66 zł 2.41
51.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.10 R 50.7
$5.36 zł 19.67
-42.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.46 R 106
$7.00 zł 25.67
-7.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.39 R 22.75
$1.05 zł 3.86
32.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 R 28.35
$1.85 zł 6.79
-5.95%
🚌 Getting Around
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.93 R 15.23
$1.01 zł 3.70
-7.92%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$47.00 R 768
$32.51 zł 119
44.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 R 23.29
$2.20 zł 8.06
-35.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.98 R 16.08
$0.72 zł 2.64
36.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.35 R 71.1
$10.71 zł 39.31
-59.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 R 20.43
$1.71 zł 6.27
-26.90%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.5K R 351.7K
$34.1K zł 125.0K
-36.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K R 391.9K
$30.5K zł 112.1K
-21.44%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$101 R 1,644
$286 zł 1,049
-64.80%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$32.78 R 536
$7.48 zł 27.45
338.24%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.87 R 684
$16.29 zł 59.8
157.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.03 R 670
$32.73 zł 120
25.36%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.21 R 134
$16.62 zł 61.0
-50.60%
Cinema Ticket
$6.91 R 113
$8.52 zł 31.27
-18.90%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$213 R 3,488
$504 zł 1,851
-57.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,248 R 85.8K
$4,727 zł 17.3K
11.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.6 R 893
$91.0 zł 334
-39.95%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.30 R 544
$44.97 zł 165
-25.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 R 1,818
$101 zł 371
9.99%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$83.4 R 1,362
$127 zł 466
-34.36%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$749 R 12.2K
$805 zł 2,955
-6.93%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$517 R 8,441
$632 zł 2,319
-18.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 R 23.9K
$989 zł 3,631
47.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,008 R 16.5K
$892 zł 3,272
13.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,156 R 35.2K
$3,860 zł 14.2K
-44.14%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,484 R 24.3K
$2,485 zł 9,120
-40.27%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cape Town
Lublin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,625 R 26.5K
$1,521 zł 5,581
6.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.77
6.28
87.42%

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

Last update for Cape Town: March 2, 2026

Last update for Lublin: March 1, 2026

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