Cape Town vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$681	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	56	43
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.65M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 98% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4637th and 7637th ($1231 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 136th 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 1.1 months in Hengyang. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 6312th and 6726th 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	$11.5	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$7438

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599