Cape Town vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$773
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
89
😀 Quality of life
55
75
🏙️ Population
3.78M
20.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 105% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7467th ($1366 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 88th 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 Chengdu. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 1710th 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
$12.5
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.33
🥤 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
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$13059

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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
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580