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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vryheid is 29.3% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Vryheid is 18.3% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.49 R 133
$11.02 R 196
-32.03%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$28.36 R 504
$44.54 R 792
-36.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.95 R 88.1
$4.96 R 88.2
-0.20%
Cappuccino
$1.98 R 35.14
$1.98 R 35.25
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.87 R 15.43
$1.16 R 20.6
-25.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.7 R 12.5
$0.87 R 15.46
-19.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.91 R 33.97
$2.82 R 50.1
-32.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.3 R 40.85
$2.47 R 43.97
-6.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1 R 17.77
$1.16 R 20.62
-13.79%
White Bread (500g)
$0.9 R 15.98
$1.1 R 19.49
-18.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.47 R 26.2
$1.83 R 32.49
-19.67%
Eggs
$2.1 R 37.33
$2.39 R 42.45
-12.13%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.41 R 132
$8.28 R 147
-10.51%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.59 R 81.5
$5.22 R 92.8
-12.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.13 R 109
$7.46 R 133
-17.83%
Apples (1kg)
$1.51 R 26.85
$1.55 R 27.64
-2.58%
Banana (1kg)
$1.42 R 25.24
$1.41 R 25.08
0.71%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.32 R 23.55
$1.45 R 25.83
-8.97%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.35 R 23.93
$1.52 R 26.99
-11.18%
Potato (1kg)
$1.27 R 22.5
$1.08 R 19.21
17.59%
Onion (1kg)
$1.17 R 20.89
$1.24 R 22.05
-5.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 R 17.54
$1.09 R 19.32
-9.17%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.9 R 15.92
$0.98 R 17.46
-8.16%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.04 R 54.1
$3.04 R 54
-
Wine (Bottle)
$4.86 R 86.4
$5.68 R 101
-14.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.4 R 24.87
$1.42 R 25.18
-1.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 R 31.31
$1.68 R 29.94
4.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.66 R 29.59
$0.91 R 16.22
82.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$47.53 R 845
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.66 R 29.56
$1.38 R 24.59
20.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.59 R 10.48
$0.95 R 16.94
-37.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.54 R 116
$4.54 R 80.8
44.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 R 22.81
$1.23 R 21.88
4.07%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.2K R 358.8K
$21K R 373K
-3.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.3K R 431.6K
$24.5K R 434.9K
-0.77%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$146 R 2,594
$99.2 R 1,764
47.01%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$29.02 R 516
$33.54 R 597
-13.48%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.8 R 601
$40.65 R 723
-16.85%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$31.07 R 553
$42.61 R 758
-27.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$8.17 R 145
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.61 R 118
$6.85 R 122
-3.50%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$205 R 3,638
$209 R 3,720
-2.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,673 R 83.1K
$5,202 R 92.5K
-10.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$42.01 R 747
$55.1 R 980
-23.78%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.46 R 542
$33.11 R 589
-8.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$94 R 1,672
$111 R 1,974
-15.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$73.4 R 1,305
$85.5 R 1,520
-14.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$358 R 6,373
$766 R 13.6K
-53.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$338 R 6,016
$522 R 9,280
-35.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$679 R 12.1K
$1,434 R 25.5K
-52.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$696 R 12.4K
$1,029 R 18.3K
-32.38%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$705 R 12.5K
$2,000 R 35.6K
-64.75%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$601 R 10.7K
$1,318 R 23.4K
-54.42%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Vryheid
Cape Town
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,641 R 29.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.01
11.77
2.04%

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Last update for Vryheid: October 28, 2025

Last update for Cape Town: October 29, 2025

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