Cape Town vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$484
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
55
93
😀 Quality of life
60
67
🏙️ Population
434K
9.37M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 25% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6078th and 6756th ($881 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 82nd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 5406th and 3921st 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
$7.47
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696