Cape Town vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$582	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	56	93
😀 Quality of life	58	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.37M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 71% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5016th and 7405th ($1071 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5491st and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Hefei

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	Cape Town	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$8278

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665