cost
Cost of Living Index
Durban
83.3
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
City of Cape Town wins on 15 of 26 metrics compared to Durban.
cost
Durban
83.3
city
City of Cape Town
86
city
safety
Durban
64.7
city
City of Cape Town
62.3
city
housing
Durban
$2,133
city
City of Cape Town
$2,006
city
jobs
Durban
$2,925/mo
city
City of Cape Town
$3,155/mo
city
health
Durban
65.4
city
City of Cape Town
65.9
city
environment
Durban
19.6 ug/m3
city
City of Cape Town
20.0 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Durban
116 Mbps
city
City of Cape Town
124 Mbps
city
demographics
Durban
1.5%
city
City of Cape Town
0.7%
city
economy
Durban
23.7%
city
City of Cape Town
22.0%
city
economy
Durban
$2,758/mo
city
City of Cape Town
$2,839/mo
city
education
Durban
70.6
city
City of Cape Town
74.8
city
environment
Durban
66
city
City of Cape Town
66.9
city
environment
Durban
14.7 ug/m3
city
City of Cape Town
14.1 ug/m3
city
health
Durban
74.0 years
city
City of Cape Town
66.6 years
city
health
Durban
28.5%
city
City of Cape Town
26.9%
city
housing
Durban
14.9x
city
City of Cape Town
14.6x
city
housing
Durban
$3,449/mo
city
City of Cape Town
$3,487/mo
city
housing
Durban
$8,269/sqm
city
City of Cape Town
$8,289/sqm
city
jobs
Durban
21.8%
city
City of Cape Town
21.2%
city
quality
Durban
6
city
City of Cape Town
7
city
religion
Durban
81.8%
city
City of Cape Town
67.5%
city
religion
Durban
51.1%
city
City of Cape Town
52.1%
city
religion
Durban
62.9%
city
City of Cape Town
59.0%
city
safety
Durban
22.3 per 100k
city
City of Cape Town
22.7 per 100k
city
safety
Durban
41.2 per 100k
city
City of Cape Town
46.7 per 100k
city
transport
Durban
64.5
city
City of Cape Town
79.4
city