Cape Town vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$681	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	56	93
😀 Quality of life	55	69
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.37M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 91% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4637th and 7469th ($1231 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st 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 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6312th and 4318th 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	$11.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663