cost
Cost of Living Index
Pretoria
75.6
city
Cape Town
65.4
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
Pretoria wins on 14 of 26 metrics compared to Cape Town.
cost
Pretoria
75.6
city
Cape Town
65.4
city
safety
Pretoria
81.9
city
Cape Town
61.1
city
housing
Pretoria
$1,532
city
Cape Town
$1,738
city
jobs
Pretoria
$2,278/mo
city
Cape Town
$1,416/mo
city
health
Pretoria
55.9
city
Cape Town
57.2
city
environment
Pretoria
27.0 ug/m3
city
Cape Town
21.8 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Pretoria
94 Mbps
city
Cape Town
192 Mbps
city
demographics
Pretoria
1.9%
city
Cape Town
0.7%
city
economy
Pretoria
$1,427/mo
city
Cape Town
$1,606/mo
city
economy
Pretoria
16.8%
city
Cape Town
21.9%
city
education
Pretoria
83.3
city
Cape Town
65.5
city
environment
Pretoria
83.2
city
Cape Town
63.1
city
environment
Pretoria
23.7 ug/m3
city
Cape Town
13.3 ug/m3
city
health
Pretoria
70.0 years
city
Cape Town
72.9 years
city
health
Pretoria
27.4%
city
Cape Town
9.2%
city
housing
Pretoria
$2,013/mo
city
Cape Town
$3,645/mo
city
housing
Pretoria
13.8x
city
Cape Town
13.2x
city
housing
Pretoria
$6,756/sqm
city
Cape Town
$7,306/sqm
city
jobs
Pretoria
21.3%
city
Cape Town
22.3%
city
quality
Pretoria
7.9
city
Cape Town
5.7
city
religion
Pretoria
60.0%
city
Cape Town
66.3%
city
religion
Pretoria
51.9%
city
Cape Town
40.5%
city
religion
Pretoria
63.1%
city
Cape Town
65.6%
city
safety
Pretoria
39.8 per 100k
city
Cape Town
62.8 per 100k
city
safety
Pretoria
28.8 per 100k
city
Cape Town
18.2 per 100k
city
transport
Pretoria
79.8
city
Cape Town
68.2
city