Cape Town vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$582	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$729
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	56	44
😀 Quality of life	58	43
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.65M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 81% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5016th and 7767th ($1071 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 5491st and 6669th 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	$8.4	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$8454

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600