Cape Town vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$773
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
55
84
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 109% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7557th ($1366 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6382nd and 3551st 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
$12.5
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$9430

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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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677