Rent vs Buy

Cape Town
Rent-to-Price Ratio
Favors Buying Favors Renting

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Assumptions

Municipal rates + levies modelled separately. Transfer duty applies on purchase.

Median prices and rents from Property24, PayProp, and City of Cape Town records (2025-2026). Mortgage rates as of Apr 2026. Municipal rates: City of Cape Town tariff schedule. Stochastic simulation uses geometric Brownian motion with correlated shocks.