Cape Town vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$603
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
97
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
3.78M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 47% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4849th and 6602nd ($1120 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5407th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Guangzhou

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Cape Town Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671