Cape Town vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$525
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
56
97
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
434K
18.7M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 5% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5894th and 6006th ($902 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th 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 Guangzhou. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5040th and 696th 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
$7.38
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1194
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$793
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4486
$25540

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597