Cape Town vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$773
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
55
67
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
3.78M
10.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 105% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7469th ($1366 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Dongguan

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Cape Town Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$22205

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608