cost
Cost of Living Index
Durban
83.3
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
88.6
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
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality wins on 15 of 26 metrics compared to Durban.
cost
Durban
83.3
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
88.6
city
safety
Durban
64.7
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
65.5
city
housing
Durban
$2,133
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
$2,631
city
jobs
Durban
$2,925/mo
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
$3,378/mo
city
health
Durban
65.4
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
66.8
city
environment
Durban
19.6 ug/m3
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
21.8 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Durban
116 Mbps
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
132 Mbps
city
demographics
Durban
1.5%
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
0.3%
city
economy
Durban
23.7%
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
20.9%
city
economy
Durban
$2,758/mo
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
$2,973/mo
city
education
Durban
70.6
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
72.5
city
environment
Durban
14.7 ug/m3
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
16.2 ug/m3
city
environment
Durban
66
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
80
city
health
Durban
74.0 years
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
68.7 years
city
health
Durban
28.5%
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
19.9%
city
housing
Durban
$8,269/sqm
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
$9,586/sqm
city
housing
Durban
14.9x
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
10.7x
city
housing
Durban
$3,449/mo
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
$3,645/mo
city
jobs
Durban
21.8%
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
18.4%
city
quality
Durban
6
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
7.6
city
religion
Durban
81.8%
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
84.9%
city
religion
Durban
51.1%
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
40.5%
city
religion
Durban
62.9%
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
41.2%
city
safety
Durban
41.2 per 100k
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
57.4 per 100k
city
safety
Durban
22.3 per 100k
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
18.2 per 100k
city
transport
Durban
64.5
city
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
76.6
city