cost
Cost of Living Index
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
95.9
city
City of Cape Town
86
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality wins on 16 of 26 metrics compared to City of Cape Town.
cost
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
95.9
city
City of Cape Town
86
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
73.3
city
City of Cape Town
62.3
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$1,788
city
City of Cape Town
$2,006
city
jobs
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,991/mo
city
City of Cape Town
$3,155/mo
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
62.3
city
City of Cape Town
65.9
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
19.8 ug/m3
city
City of Cape Town
20.0 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
153 Mbps
city
City of Cape Town
124 Mbps
city
demographics
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
1.1%
city
City of Cape Town
0.7%
city
economy
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,438/mo
city
City of Cape Town
$2,839/mo
city
economy
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.8%
city
City of Cape Town
22.0%
city
education
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
65.3
city
City of Cape Town
74.8
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
18.0 ug/m3
city
City of Cape Town
14.1 ug/m3
city
environment
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
73.1
city
City of Cape Town
66.9
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
24.3%
city
City of Cape Town
26.9%
city
health
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
69.2 years
city
City of Cape Town
66.6 years
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$3,468/mo
city
City of Cape Town
$3,487/mo
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
$9,615/sqm
city
City of Cape Town
$8,289/sqm
city
housing
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
9.4x
city
City of Cape Town
14.6x
city
jobs
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.6%
city
City of Cape Town
21.2%
city
quality
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
7.7
city
City of Cape Town
7
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
52.4%
city
City of Cape Town
59.0%
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
51.6%
city
City of Cape Town
52.1%
city
religion
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
75.9%
city
City of Cape Town
67.5%
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
34.2 per 100k
city
City of Cape Town
46.7 per 100k
city
safety
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
22.6 per 100k
city
City of Cape Town
22.7 per 100k
city
transport
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
68
city
City of Cape Town
79.4
city