ZA flag
Bloemfontein

South Africa

vs
ZA flag
Cape Town

South Africa

Climate

Bloemfontein logs 322 sunny days a year to Cape Town's 294 — Bloemfontein wins by 28. Bloemfontein also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 6.

BloemfonteinCape Town
Sunny days
322294
Hot days
850
Frost days
300
Rainy days
8369
Outdoor dinner months
6/120/12
Avg wind
3.0 m/s5.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,3193,166
Darkest month sun
240 hrs/mo188 hrs/mo
UV peak month
12.511.9

Bloemfontein

Feels-like °C

28
26
24
19
15
9
8
12
19
23
24
26

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cape Town

Feels-like °C

26
25
22
18
14
12
9
10
13
19
21
23

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Cape Town averages $1,323/mo for balanced living; Bloemfontein has no cost baseline yet.

Bloemfontein

monthly · balanced

Cape Town

$1,323

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $994Comfort $2,123
Top 82%in Among 11 Africa cities

Mobility

Cape Town scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Bloemfontein has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
Airport

Culture

Cape Town's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Bloemfontein's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.8/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Cape Town leads

Nature & Outdoors

Cape Town scores 4.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Bloemfontein has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.8/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingClimbing

Safety

Cape Town scores 0.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Bloemfontein has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
0.0/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadWildfire

Career

Cape Town scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); Bloemfontein has no career baseline.

/5
vs
2.7/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
Coworking

Social & Community

Cape Town scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Bloemfontein has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Cape Town scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Bloemfontein has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Cape Town scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Bloemfontein has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
UniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Cape Town scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Bloemfontein has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
BloemfonteinCape Town
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Bloemfontein averages 25.6 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Cape Town's 9.4 µg/m³ (good) — Cape Town breathes ~63% cleaner air (16.1 µg/m³ lower).

Bloemfontein

Cape Town

25.6µg/m³
9.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Bloemfontein (483K) and Cape Town (4.3M) are 9.0x in population — Cape Town is the larger metro, Bloemfontein the smaller; on land area Cape Town spans roughly 5.3x more ground.

6.9x

Cape Town is roughly 6.9x the scale of Bloemfontein

Combined population & area comparison

ZA flagCape Town
6.9x
ZA flagBloemfontein
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ZA flagCape Town4.3M9.0x
2.ZA flagBloemfontein483K1x
Area
1.ZA flagCape Town695 km²5.3x
2.ZA flagBloemfontein132 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
14 km17 km

ZA flagBloemfontein

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
36 km34 km

ZA flagCape Town

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Bloemfontein vs Cape Town

Which is cheaper, Bloemfontein or Cape Town?
Cape Town has an estimated monthly cost of $1,323.
How does the climate compare between Bloemfontein and Cape Town?
Sunny days: 322 vs 294 d — Bloemfontein higher Annual sunshine: 3,319 vs 3,166 hrs — Bloemfontein higher Winter sunshine: 240 vs 188 hrs/day — Bloemfontein higher Hot days (>30°C): 85 vs 0 d — Cape Town lower Frost days: 30 vs 0 d — Cape Town lower Rainy days: 83 vs 69 d — Cape Town lower
Is Bloemfontein or Cape Town safer?
Cape Town has a safety score of 0.0/5.
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