Cape Town vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$775
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1102
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
55
76
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
3.78M
32.1M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 120% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4336th and 7730th ($1386 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6134th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Chongqing

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Cape Town Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560