Cape Town vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$484	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$351
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	55	44
😀 Quality of life	60	48
🏙️ Population	434K	6.65M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 66% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 6078th and 8282nd ($881 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 503rd 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 1.4 months in Hengyang. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 5406th and 6455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Hengyang

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	Cape Town	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$10726

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$570
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$584
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$578
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$577
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$565
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$554
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$752
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$533
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$555
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$587
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$774
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$613
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$856
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$579
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$812
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$585
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$604
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$525
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$785
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$558
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$574
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$548
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$602
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$584
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$781
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$647
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$580
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$538
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$609
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$620
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586