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

🙂 Solo nomad: Casablanca is 4.4% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 21.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Casablanca is 9.5% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.46 MAD 50.4
$11.06 R 181
-50.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.47 MAD 300
$45.39 R 744
-28.46%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.99 MAD 73.7
$5.09 R 83.4
56.97%
Cappuccino
$2.38 MAD 21.96
$2.08 R 34.09
14.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.74 MAD 6.83
$1.16 R 19.08
-36.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 MAD 4.55
$0.89 R 14.64
-44.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.79 MAD 34.97
$2.84 R 46.55
33.45%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.31 MAD 39.78
$2.45 R 40.15
75.92%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.92 MAD 8.51
$1.10 R 17.99
-16.36%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 MAD 6.54
$1.10 R 17.97
-35.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.04 MAD 18.79
$1.83 R 30.03
11.48%
Eggs
$1.98 MAD 18.26
$2.50 R 41.02
-20.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.27 MAD 104
$8.65 R 142
30.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.57 MAD 69.8
$5.06 R 83.0
49.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.65 MAD 108
$7.58 R 124
53.69%
Apples (1kg)
$1.83 MAD 16.88
$1.57 R 25.76
16.56%
Banana (1kg)
$1.58 MAD 14.61
$1.41 R 23.18
12.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.93 MAD 8.63
$1.50 R 24.66
-38.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.87 MAD 8.06
$1.53 R 25.10
-43.14%
Potato (1kg)
$0.78 MAD 7.21
$1.09 R 17.80
-28.44%
Onion (1kg)
$0.80 MAD 7.40
$1.18 R 19.39
-32.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.43 MAD 3.94
$1.06 R 17.38
-59.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.59 MAD 5.43
$0.99 R 16.19
-40.40%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.44 MAD 40.95
$3.11 R 51.0
42.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.93 MAD 73.2
$6.36 R 104
24.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.89 MAD 26.63
$1.37 R 22.45
110.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.88 MAD 26.54
$1.75 R 28.77
64.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.81 MAD 7.43
$0.92 R 15.03
-11.96%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$24.81 MAD 229
$48.28 R 792
-48.61%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 MAD 8.49
$1.38 R 22.59
-33.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.82 MAD 7.59
$0.93 R 15.26
-11.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.45 MAD 50.3
$4.37 R 71.6
24.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.48 MAD 13.63
$1.20 R 19.68
23.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.7K MAD 338.8K
$21.6K R 354.1K
70.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.7K MAD 264.6K
$24.0K R 393.7K
19.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.2 MAD 463
$101 R 1,664
-50.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$12.21 MAD 113
$32.97 R 541
-62.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.15 MAD 389
$40.85 R 670
3.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.78 MAD 275
$42.59 R 698
-30.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$40.00 MAD 369
$7.89 R 129
406.97%
Cinema Ticket
$8.60 MAD 79.4
$6.62 R 109
29.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$207 MAD 1,907
$213 R 3,490
-2.90%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,409 MAD 49.9K
$5,331 R 87.4K
1.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$66.7 MAD 616
$54.6 R 896
22.11%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.8 MAD 497
$33.27 R 546
61.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 MAD 1,025
$114 R 1,878
-3.05%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$91.4 MAD 844
$84.0 R 1,377
8.87%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$598 MAD 5,516
$767 R 12.6K
-22.06%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$337 MAD 3,114
$525 R 8,604
-35.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,130 MAD 10.4K
$1,440 R 23.6K
-21.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$572 MAD 5,282
$1,008 R 16.5K
-43.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,084 MAD 19.2K
$2,240 R 36.7K
-6.98%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,190 MAD 11.0K
$1,451 R 23.8K
-17.96%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$563 MAD 5,195
$1,707 R 28.0K
-67.02%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.29
11.77
-55.06%

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Last update for Casablanca: April 14, 2026

Last update for Cape Town: April 14, 2026

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