City guide Cape Town
- Internet Speed Average 50-100 Mbps on Fiber; 5G widely available Ookla medians for Cape Town in September 2026 were 55.12 Mbps fixed download (47.75 Mbps…
- Language Classes Eurocentres Cape Town (English/Xhosa classes) none
- Laundry Services Nannucci Dry Cleaners and various local laundromats in Sea Point none
- Libraries & Study Spots National Library of South Africa (Company's Garden) National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus, 5 Queen Victoria Street, beside the…
- Local Brewery Devil's Peak Taproom (Salt River) and Jack Black's Taproom (Diep River) Devils Peak Brewing Company Taproom, 97 Durham Avenue, Salt River.
- Local Heritage South African Protea flower and the 'Rainbow Nation' symbolism The Cape Floristic Region, with proteas and fynbos at Kirstenbosch, and the District Six…
- Local Markets Old Biscuit Mill (Saturdays in Woodstock) and Hout Bay Harbour Market Neighbourgoods Market on Bromwell Street in Woodstock, Oranjezicht City Farm Market on…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Cape Town Railway Station (CBD); MyCiTi Civic Centre Hub Cape Town Station, at the corner of Strand Street and Adderley Street, is the commuter and…
- Museums & Art Venues Zeitz MOCAA (Modern Art) and the Iziko South African Museum Zeitz MOCAA, the grain silo on Silo Square at the V&A Waterfront, open 10:00 to 18:00…
- Music Scene The Waiting Room and modular (Electronic/Underground) The Waiting Room on Long Street, and Mercury Live on De Villiers Street in District Six.
- Must-See Landmarks Table Mountain (Cableway), Robben Island, and Cape of Good Hope Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Tafelberg Road: adult return is R475 online or R530 at the…
- National Parks Nearby Table Mountain National Park and West Coast National Park Table Mountain National Park runs from Signal Hill to Cape Point and includes Boulders…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and Constantia Wine Valley Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, about 13 km from the…
- Networking Events Heavy Chef (tech/entrepreneurship) and Silicon Cape meetups Workshop17 memberships include access to member community events, plus a Cape Town sales…
- Parcel Delivery Service PostNet and Courier Guy (Avoid the national post office SAPO) The Courier Guy on Hans Strijdom Avenue, and PostNet on Mill Street in Gardens. Uber South…
- Popular International Cuisine Biesmiellah (Cape Malay), Downtown Ramen, and El Burro (Mexican) Wikivoyage names 95 Keerom on Keerom Street for Italian, and Col'Cacchio pizzeria at 42…
- Population Approximately 4.8 million Census 2022 counted 4,772,846 people in the City of Cape Town, and 1,452,845 households.
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type M and Type N sockets. Note: Load shedding (planned outages) occurs. 230 V, 50 Hz. The plug guide lists socket types D, M and N. The Eskom status page showed…
- Property Tax Rates vary by municipality (based on market value) The City of Cape Town May 2026 amended 2026/27 budget proposed a residential…
- Property Transaction Tax Transfer Duty on a sliding scale (0% up to 1.1M ZAR, then up to 13%) Transfer duty from 1 April 2026 is 0% up to R1,210,000, then 3%, 6%, 8% and 11% through…
- Public Transport Passes MyCiTi Bus 'myconnect' card - 35 ZAR for card, then top up as needed MyCiTi myconnect passes, loaded at a station kiosk: 1 day R130, 3 days R290, 7 days R420…
- Regional Travel Intercape bus or Baz Bus for backpacker-style regional hops Intercape runs intercity coaches (about 150 routes; phone +27 21 380 4400). Wikivoyage…
- Religious Sites Auwal Mosque (Bo-Kaap) and St. George's Cathedral St Georges Cathedral on Wale Street, Groote Kerk on Bureau Street, and Gardens Shul on…
- SIM Card Vodacom (best coverage) and MTN. Approx. 250 ZAR for 10GB Vodacom prepaid SIMs must be RICA-registered; a foreign national needs a passport, and…
- Scenic Viewpoints Signal Hill (Sunset) and Chapman's Peak Drive Signal Hill for the city and the sunset, the Table Mountain cableway, and Chapman's Peak…
- Short Term Rentals Airbnb, Huisie, and Nox Rentals (V&A Waterfront/Camps Bay) A furnished one-bedroom at The Square in the city centre is listed at R15,000 a month (45…
- Social Events for Expats Cape Town Expats Facebook Group and Internations monthly mixers none
- Street Art Salt River outdoor murals and Woodstock street art tours none
- Street Food Stalls Eastern Food Bazaar (CBD) - diverse and very affordable Eastern Food Bazaar, 96 Longmarket Street, a halal South Asian food court. The price band…
- Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. 45,000 ZAR per m² (e.g., 40 m² = 1.8M ZAR) Venice House, 22 Burg Street: a furnished 28 square metre studio was on auction on 22…
- Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. 25,000 ZAR per m² (e.g., 40 m² = 1M ZAR) The Block Estate in Bellville does not list a studio. Its smallest unit is a 33 square…
- Table Tennis Spots Hope Street Hall and various sports clubs in Green Point none
- Tap Water Safe to drink and high quality in urban areas Municipal tap water is usually safe to drink. Do not drink untreated stream or dam water…
- Tax System Residence-based tax system (Worldwide income for residents) Residents are taxed on worldwide income. A person is resident if ordinarily resident, or…
- Tech Repair Services Digicape (Apple specialists) and weFix weFix, on Buiten Crescent in the city centre.
- Theater Venues Artscape Theatre Centre and the Baxter Theatre Artscape Theatre Centre on D.F. Malan Street, and the Baxter Theatre on Baxter Road in…
- Top International Airline South African Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and Emirates Cape Town International Airport is the gateway. Wikivoyage names South African Airways…
- Top Regional Airline Airlink and FlySafair FlySafair is the low-cost domestic airline. Wikivoyage, in a 2022 note, names Airlink as…
- VAT 15% 15% standard rate. Compulsory VAT registration applies above R2.3 million a year in…
- Vegan/Vegetarian Options Scheckter's Raw (Sea Point) and Sunshine Food Co (Sea Point) Wikivoyage says Cape Town is notably vegan- and vegetarian-friendly and that most…
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