Cape Town vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$681	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	55	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	11.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 49% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4637th and 6563rd ($1231 vs $826) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6312th and 2980th 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	$11.5	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$28925

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753