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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pyatigorsk is 14.7% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 22.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pyatigorsk is 7.7% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 25.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.8 ₽623
$11.02 R 196
-29.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.17 ₽2,487
$44.54 R 792
-30.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.46 ₽435
$4.96 R 88.2
10.08%
Cappuccino
$1.95 ₽156
$1.98 R 35.25
-1.52%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 ₽77.3
$1.16 R 20.6
-16.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 ₽46.72
$0.87 R 15.46
-32.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.31 ₽104
$2.82 R 50.1
-53.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.86 ₽148
$2.47 R 43.97
-24.70%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 ₽93.5
$1.16 R 20.62
0.86%
White Bread (500g)
$0.58 ₽45.9
$1.1 R 19.49
-47.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.35 ₽107
$1.83 R 32.49
-26.23%
Eggs
$2 ₽160
$2.39 R 42.45
-16.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$16.18 ₽1,291
$8.28 R 147
95.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.14 ₽570
$5.22 R 92.8
36.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.89 ₽549
$7.46 R 133
-7.64%
Apples (1kg)
$2.63 ₽209
$1.55 R 27.64
69.68%
Banana (1kg)
$3.16 ₽252
$1.41 R 25.08
124.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.31 ₽424
$1.45 R 25.83
266.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.52 ₽360
$1.52 R 26.99
197.37%
Potato (1kg)
$1.24 ₽99.1
$1.08 R 19.21
14.81%
Onion (1kg)
$0.51 ₽40.72
$1.24 R 22.05
-58.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 ₽108
$1.09 R 19.32
23.85%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.83 ₽65.9
$0.98 R 17.46
-15.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.47 ₽197
$3.04 R 54
-18.75%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.42 ₽512
$5.68 R 101
13.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.01 ₽80.2
$1.42 R 25.18
-28.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 ₽154
$1.68 R 29.94
14.88%
🚌 Getting Around
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 ₽29.05
$0.91 R 16.22
-60.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$20.11 ₽1,605
$47.53 R 845
-57.69%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.95 ₽155
$1.38 R 24.59
41.30%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 ₽19.25
$0.95 R 16.94
-74.74%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.96 ₽157
$4.54 R 80.8
-56.83%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.8 ₽63.6
$1.23 R 21.88
-34.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.3K ₽1.2M
$21K R 373K
-26.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$14.9K ₽1.2M
$24.5K R 434.9K
-39.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$113 ₽9,033
$99.2 R 1,764
14.12%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.81 ₽623
$33.54 R 597
-76.71%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.93 ₽793
$40.65 R 723
-75.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$105 ₽8,363
$42.61 R 758
146.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.81 ₽1,102
$8.17 R 145
69.03%
Cinema Ticket
$4.6 ₽367
$6.85 R 122
-32.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$326 ₽26K
$209 R 3,720
55.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,050 ₽562.5K
$5,202 R 92.5K
35.51%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$69.3 ₽5,526
$55.1 R 980
25.65%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$76 ₽6,063
$33.11 R 589
129.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ₽9,148
$111 R 1,974
3.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$32.13 ₽2,564
$85.5 R 1,520
-62.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$384 ₽30.6K
$766 R 13.6K
-49.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$208 ₽16.6K
$522 R 9,280
-60.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$276 ₽22K
$1,434 R 25.5K
-80.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$325 ₽26K
$1,029 R 18.3K
-68.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,079 ₽165.8K
$2,000 R 35.6K
3.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,316 ₽105K
$1,318 R 23.4K
-0.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pyatigorsk
Cape Town
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$675 ₽53.8K
$1,641 R 29.2K
-58.90%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.25
11.77
12.57%

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Last update for Pyatigorsk: October 27, 2025

Last update for Cape Town: October 29, 2025

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