Cape Town vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2015
🏠 One person rent	$484	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	55	87
😀 Quality of life	60	72
🏙️ Population	434K	32.1M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 24% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6078th and 6733rd ($881 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5406th and 2233rd 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	$7.47	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$27785

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548