Cape Town vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$525
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
434K
7.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 69% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5894th and 63rd ($902 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1 months in Hong Kong. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5040th and 99th 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
$7.38
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1194
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$793
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4486
$18730

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705