Historical Prices in Cape Town

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 172.20 680.32 82.54
2022 156.11 595.33 72.15
2021 144.71 587.43 62.00
2020 136.10 543.26 58.76
2019 155.62 572.20 61.72
2018 134.57 531.40 59.93
2017 107.43 473.94 58.30
2016 115.04 460.00 54.98
2015 94.92 411.28 47.55
2014 83.75 344.35 46.26
2013 72.09 325.00 42.15
2012 72.14 342.74 37.97
2011 75.00 306.44 39.03
2010 70.00 305.00 41.00
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 42.58 46.46 16.19 12.41 36.05
2022 40.51 46.19 15.26 11.62 31.48
2021 35.06 42.73 13.77 11.06 28.66
2020 34.16 38.64 13.33 10.86 27.91
2019 36.24 41.74 14.34 11.32 28.00
2018 33.02 40.00 13.42 10.73 25.63
2017 29.23 36.95 12.32 10.59 24.38
2016 25.96 32.00 11.59 9.50 22.48
2015 25.18 31.03 10.80 9.52 19.67
2014 20.65 25.81 9.55 7.62 19.00
2013 17.55 18.40 8.83 8.20 18.46
2012 18.54 21.23 8.64 7.60 17.88
2011 18.83 20.92 6.89 6.51 16.67
2010 14.75 18.75 8.50 10.67 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 18.74 17.11 39.54 16.82 20.77 30.25
2022 16.13 16.66 31.75 14.96 26.14 35.14
2021 14.40 13.74 30.67 16.03 22.13 28.68
2020 14.89 13.88 32.54 13.87 23.67 31.01
2019 16.00 14.00 32.94 18.23 27.69 35.56
2018 13.05 13.32 35.70 15.94 21.48 29.42
2017 13.22 12.23 24.68 14.61 18.86 30.81
2016 13.29 12.62 25.35 13.50 19.35 31.18
2015 11.87 10.96 21.22 13.52 18.47 23.56
2014 11.97 10.60 22.58 13.78 16.30 18.33
2013 11.58 9.24 22.92 13.40 14.08 15.10
2012 9.49 8.47 17.60 12.17 10.89 12.56
2011 8.36 7.92 19.51 10.95 10.60 14.46
2010 8.30 8.38 13.75 13.25 10.50 15.00
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 26.43 23.56 22.00 18.48 28.66 26.08 28.76 24.90
2022 25.17 22.55 18.48 17.34 26.18 25.40 24.39 18.28
2021 22.86 23.72 16.59 15.72 20.88 22.25 22.18 17.27
2020 24.64 23.57 20.21 15.45 22.65 22.54 23.92 18.86
2019 25.90 28.71 23.12 18.11 25.40 20.89 23.82 22.67
2018 22.59 20.31 15.50 14.47 23.83 18.53 18.16 14.08
2017 19.24 19.61 16.58 13.47 19.50 18.63 18.10 13.74
2016 21.05 18.87 19.44 15.00 17.71 20.24 16.52 17.00
2015 16.40 14.03 11.38 11.15 19.46 15.72 13.75 11.56
2014 17.20 17.69 9.61 9.69 19.05 14.89 - -
2013 14.27 11.67 10.17 8.32 17.71 14.37 - -
2012 14.83 11.83 10.29 8.00 13.67 13.62 - -
2011 12.74 5.00 8.48 12.00 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 139.19 88.87 50.57 88.33 120.92
2022 119.94 83.06 48.93 77.21 111.93
2021 111.33 83.29 47.45 75.77 113.12
2020 112.55 79.02 44.06 79.20 108.22
2019 107.75 75.06 38.70 89.44 114.80
2018 106.08 67.12 40.30 73.85 107.96
2017 99.81 62.23 39.95 67.32 95.59
2016 91.74 63.07 37.21 70.42 79.61
2015 87.00 51.59 36.36 60.10 97.06
2014 91.33 55.75 34.79 58.12 -
2013 75.54 51.79 32.46 58.77 -
2012 64.32 49.67 29.89 54.17 -
2011 85.66 55.43 30.60 48.21 -
2010 60.00 38.75 29.00 38.33 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 12044.12 7864.52 24310.34 15806.45
2022 11830.88 8133.33 23362.24 15970.59
2021 10610.61 7473.44 22707.22 14345.00
2020 10697.72 7577.77 22470.15 15090.48
2019 11345.24 7747.06 23808.82 15530.86
2018 11269.60 7060.74 23575.58 15091.84
2017 10487.27 6602.94 20892.86 13406.25
2016 9170.45 6114.58 20333.33 12500.00
2015 7796.92 5097.77 17414.06 11166.67
2014 7307.14 5232.14 18766.67 11968.75
2013 6250.00 4161.54 13269.23 9166.67
2012 6125.00 4541.67 11900.00 8233.33
2011 5666.67 3791.67 11933.33 7500.00
2010 4500.00 3266.67 8237.50 5120.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 37166.67 24713.61
2022 39221.50 26895.00
2021 29500.00 22333.33
2020 35207.50 21093.54
2019 40196.37 21390.52
2018 38258.52 18664.36
2017 35000.00 15620.22
2016 27441.18 13543.47
2015 21066.67 12246.15
2014 - -
2013 17400.00 12615.98
2012 17733.33 10764.33
2011 21350.00 8275.00
2010 12988.33 8633.50

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 28386.67
2022 22455.79
2021 22449.46
2020 20240.99
2019 18733.85
2018 16981.48
2017 19471.26
2016 17221.70
2015 18926.60
2014 17845.43
2013 16958.33
2012 16445.67
2011 14000.00
2010 15500.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 18.44 23.09
2022 21.62 22.41
2021 22.83 17.56
2020 17.67 15.27
2019 16.58 15.62
2018 15.02 15.19
2017 11.58 13.23
2016 13.00 12.57
2015 11.80 12.70
2014 10.03 13.86
2013 8.09 12.86
2012 8.60 11.38
2011 9.50 9.57
2010 11.67 8.34
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 735.56
2022 609.42
2021 505.80
2020 551.42
2019 463.05
2018 419.60
2017 359.88
2016 366.11
2015 312.35
2014 346.71
2013 362.00
2012 297.50
2011 346.67
2010 190.35

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 11.39
2022 8.89
2021 7.99
2020 9.27
2019 10.80
2018 10.35
2017 10.35
2016 10.57
2015 9.73
2014 9.65
2013 8.53
2012 9.00
2011 10.62
2010 8.60

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 1640.96 761.31 626.39
2022 1338.47 801.05 -
2021 1589.26 825.29 -
2020 1209.74 904.76 -
2019 1103.24 993.12 -
2018 1008.52 953.01 -
2017 843.43 853.39 -
2016 997.17 861.03 -
2015 1102.68 857.69 -
2014 1052.38 766.58 -
2013 839.91 730.77 -
2012 963.58 733.67 -
2011 850.00 442.50 -
2010 453.33 526.67 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 595.27 87.50 110.73
2022 728.82 188.33 107.38
2021 541.35 155.62 104.26
2020 514.19 179.44 98.13
2019 567.01 126.47 87.45
2018 492.75 147.17 80.19
2017 519.43 80.00 75.17
2016 544.46 95.00 69.49
2015 443.06 81.67 65.50
2014 454.17 36.67 56.89
2013 375.83 - 51.38
2012 385.00 45.00 44.75
2011 516.17 79.37 46.86
2010 300.00 - 25.00

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 822.46 541.04 1548.28 1367.35
2022 824.94 562.93 1545.66 1299.52
2021 712.03 533.33 1327.75 1327.16
2020 755.44 506.53 1333.99 1293.25
2019 788.30 502.96 1382.25 1253.38
2018 777.25 471.78 1230.54 1212.90
2017 705.03 488.64 1154.65 1038.24
2016 732.38 517.06 1097.73 1215.59
2015 678.51 502.14 970.73 879.24
2014 655.31 394.22 930.69 799.92
2013 675.00 375.19 749.82 790.82
2012 612.50 400.00 706.25 644.44
2011 630.00 348.25 950.00 837.25
2010 400.00 215.00 775.00 660.00
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