Cape Town vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$603	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	59	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.37M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 54% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4849th and 6780th ($1120 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5407th and 4171st 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	$7.8	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$8558

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699