🇿🇦 Cape Town

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Table Mountain backdrop, world-class wine, and sunsets that don't quit

🏄 Beach Bum🏆 Nomad Score: 66/100 (#47 of 61)87% cheaper than NYC

Possibly the most beautiful city in the world. Load-shedding schedule sold separately.

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It's 2:14 AM in Cape Town

Night owls only from here on out.

💰 Affordability96/100
☀️ Climate Score93/100
⚡ Connectivity21/100
🗳️ Democracy71/100
🌤️ Clear Days60%

📅 When to visit

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Spring

22°C

60% sunny

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Summer

28°C

78% sunny

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Fall

23°C

62% sunny

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Winter

17°C

38% sunny

Best: Summer, Fall, Spring.

🏷️ Quick prices

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Beer (0.5L)

$2.00

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Cappuccino

$2.50

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Cheap meal

$5.00

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Fast food combo

$5.00

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Bus/metro ticket

$0.80

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Gym/month

$25

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Internet/month

$30

🔥 Hot takes

vs Sydney

Similar beauty, different price tag. Cape Town wins on affordability.

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vs Lisbon

Both coastal, both photogenic — Cape Town has Table Mountain

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⚖️ The honest take

For

  • ✓Rent at $500/mo is the kind of number you screenshot and send to your friends.
  • ✓28°C summers with the sea nearby. This is not a drill.
  • ✓Beach and mountains in the same postcode. Overachieving geographically.

Against

  • ✗Local salaries are lower. If you're earning remotely, this is irrelevant. If not, plan accordingly.

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🇿🇦 Cape Town

Table Mountain backdrop, world-class wine, and sunsets that don't quit

BeachMountainsHotCheap rent

Expenses

$803 / mo

🥑 That's 67 avocado toasts/mo

winter

😊 17°C / ❄️ 8°C

summer

🌞 28°C / 😊 17°C

Internet

42 Mbps

ZA: 55 Mbps

South Africa

Economics

GDP per capita (PPP)2024

$14,979

GDP Growth2024

+0.6%

Inflation Rate2024

4.4%

Unemployment2024

32.1%

Gini Index2022

63 

Population2024

62,500,000

Politics

Democracy Index

7.0536th

Regime

Flawed democracy

Safety

Homicide per 100K

N/A

Language

Languages

English, Afrikaans (I), Xhosa (I)

English Proficiency

N/A

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