Cape Town

Hey Curtis,

Well, generally the cost of living in South Africa is good. Within South Africa, Cape Town is a slight bit cheaper than Jo'Burg for instance, but you would generally get a higher salary up there.

To rent a one bedroom flat, say in the city bowl, in areas like Vredehoek, Tamboerskloof or Oranjezicht (right underneath the mountain, and a few km from the beach) would cost you around R2500-R6000 per month.

I would recommend those areas as they are close to the city centre, safe and, as mentioned, in a stunning location. Cape Town's CBD also has great places, if you don't mind the smaller spaces, or higher costs. Cape Town's CBD is regarded as the cleanest and safest in Africa!

Generally food is cheaper in SA compared to England, for example. I would recommend you find the closest 'Fruit and Veg City' where you can pick up great produce at a low cost.

Eating out at a restaurant would (generalizing a lot here) cost you around R100-R150 per person (Paris Hilton tweeted about CPT food yesterday).


A beer costs around R20 and a coffee around R10.

Use our currency converter to make sense of the prices.

Hope that helps.

Good luck.

-1st

Thanks, I will definitely look into those neighborhoods.