Cape Town vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1808
🏠 One person rent	$603	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	94
😀 Quality of life	59	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	20.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 70% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4849th and 7209th ($1120 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 151st 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 Chengdu. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5407th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Chengdu

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	Cape Town	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$15153

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591