Cape Town vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$582	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$796
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	95
😀 Quality of life	58	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	10M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 86% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5016th and 7932nd ($1071 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 335th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 5491st and 3100th 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	$8.4	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$8619

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558