Cape Town vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$484
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
97
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
434K
18.7M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 19% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6078th and 6607th ($881 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5406th and 955th 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
$7.47
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$18235

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620