Cape Town vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$773
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
84
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
11.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 59% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4432nd and 6527th ($1366 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 3360th 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
$12.5
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$29918

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765