Cape Town vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$484	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$353
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	60	73
🏙️ Population	434K	9.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 53% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6078th and 7900th ($881 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5406th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Foshan

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	Cape Town	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$23979

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638