Cape Town vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$484
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$883
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
94
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
434K
20.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 37% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6078th and 7269th ($881 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 196th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5406th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587