Cape Town vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1541
🏠 One person rent	$773	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$308
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$814
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	55	40
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.65M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 124% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7862nd ($1366 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 190th 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 1.3 months in Hengyang. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 6382nd and 6777th 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	$12.5	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$8641

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615