Cape Town vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cape Town | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cape Town is 49% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4432nd and 621st ($1366 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6382nd and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cape Town vs Hong Kong
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| Cape Town | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Cape Town
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 54 km or 33 mi |  Paarl | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Worcester | |
| 371 km or 231 mi | George | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Uitenhage | |
| 662 km or 411 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Upington | |
| 754 km or 468 mi | Makhanda | |
| 821 km or 510 mi | Komani | |
| 833 km or 518 mi | Kimberley | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Bhisho | |
| 882 km or 548 mi | East London | |
| 912 km or 567 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 950 km or 590 mi |  Mafeteng | |
| 999 km or 621 mi | Maseru | |
| 1002 km or 622 mi | Mthatha | |
| 1029 km or 639 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 1030 km or 640 mi | Welkom | |
| 1034 km or 643 mi |  Mariental | |
| 1092 km or 679 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
| 1092 km or 679 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 1113 km or 692 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 1135 km or 705 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 1155 km or 718 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 1187 km or 737 mi | Rehoboth | |
| 1194 km or 742 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 1198 km or 745 mi | Kanye | |
| 1208 km or 751 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 1217 km or 756 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 1231 km or 765 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 1244 km or 773 mi | Soweto | |
| 1250 km or 777 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 1260 km or 783 mi | Gaborone | |
| 1261 km or 783 mi | Molepolole | |
| 1261 km or 784 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 1267 km or 788 mi | Randburg | |
| 1269 km or 789 mi | Windhoek | |
| 1270 km or 789 mi | Sandton | |
| 1271 km or 790 mi | Durban | |
| 1277 km or 794 mi | Gobabis | |
| 1279 km or 795 mi | Walvis Bay |
Cities near Hong Kong
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km or 3.1 mi |  Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Macau | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Dongguan | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Huizhou | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Shanwei | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Foshan | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kaiping | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Heyuan | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Yunfu | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Puning | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Meizhou | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maoming | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Hezhou | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Yulin | |
| 427 km or 266 mi | Longyan | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Xiamen | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Haikou | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Guigang | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Guilin | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Laibin |