Melbourne vs Cape Town: 34 facts in comparison

Can get very hot but good when doing water sports. Source: Wikipedia, 2018; WMO, 2018.

Universities as centres of higher education and research, are important contribution to city’s development. Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

Source: Wikipedia, 2018; WMO, 2018.

Source: Wikipedia, 2018; city's official website, 2018.

Population density shows how cramped or spread out inhabitants are. Cities with high population densities can be considered overpopulated, but the extent to which this is the case depends on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

Low unemployment rate indicates better career opportunities and economic growth. Source: Wikipedia, 2018; city's official stats, 2018.

Populous cities usually offer better employment opportunities and many entertainment options. Big cities attract companies and business investment, and are usually important cultural centres and research hubs. Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

The level of GDP shows how rich and productive the city is. Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

With more large sport facilities (20,000 seats +), a city is able to organize more important sporting events. Source: worldstadiums.com, 2018.

Source: Wikipedia, 2018; city's official website, 2018.

Bike sharing system makes a city more cyclist friendly, shows city’s pro cyclist attitude and gives new touristic opportunities. Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

Source: Wikipedia, 2018; city's official website, 2018.

Number of billionaires can indicate if the city has significant agglomerations of personal wealth. Source: Forbes, 2018.

Population growth is the change in a population over time. The higher the growth the more dynamic society feels. Growth of population can be connected with economic, cultural and social development of the city, which attracts more and more people who want to live in it. Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

The World Heritage List includes 962 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. Source: UNESCO, 2018.

The Big Mac Index is published by The Economist as an informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity (PPP) between two currencies. The Big Mac PPP exchange rate between two countries is obtained by dividing the price of a Big Mac in one country (in its currency) by the price of a Big Mac in another country (in its currency). Source: Economist, 2018.

It can get cold in winter but good for doing winter sports, particularly if there is snow. Source: Wikipedia, 2018; WMO, 2018.

The presence and number of airports shows how good is connection of city with different international destinations and its international accessibility. Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

Source: city's official website, 2018.

Public health care is more affordable for an average citizen and usually guaranteed for everyone. Source: city's official website, 2018.

The percentage of female residents, according to the city's official statistics. Source: Wikipedia, 2018; UNData, 2018.

The percentage of male residents, according to the city's official statistics. Source: Wikipedia, 2018; UNData, 2018.

Source: Wikipedia, 2018.

The status of a capital city indicates a great importance of a city for its country, especially for political, diplomatic and lobbying issues. Source: Wikipedia, 2018.