Cape Town vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Cape Town	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2732	$2312
🏠 One person rent	$629	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1097	$670
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1565	$1274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	61	73
🏙️ Population	3.78M	11.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 44% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4790th and 6558th ($1185 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Hangzhou ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5511th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Hangzhou

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	Cape Town	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.4	$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.67%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1876	$7797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$4259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.61	$5.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$70.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$223	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5399	$28890

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1215
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$836
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$922
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1002
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$733
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$812
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$972
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$853
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1401
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$821
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$685
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$595
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$652
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$900
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$520
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$757
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$925
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$794
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$752
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$816
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$724
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$879
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$676
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$673
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$786
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$697
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$699
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$958
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$925
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$708
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$639
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1055
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$870
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$961
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$916
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$869
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$899
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$848

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$738
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$669
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$593
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$655
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$646
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$831
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$650
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$706
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$676
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1125
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$683
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$642
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$602
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$672
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$646
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$640
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$647
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$612
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$625
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$703
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$599
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$549
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$616
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$680
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$620
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$527
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$681
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$635
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$750