Cape Town vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$603
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
95
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 86% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4849th and 7753rd ($1120 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 301st in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5407th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
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$850
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$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
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$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660