Cape Town vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$603	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	59	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	10M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 92% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4849th and 7989th ($1120 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 378th 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 19th in China, while ranked 5407th and 3254th 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	$7.8	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$5672

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575