Cape Town vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$773
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1009
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
90
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
10M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 121% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7792nd ($1366 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Changsha. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 3307th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Changsha

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Cape Town Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$8507

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562