Cape Town vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$6771
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$3862
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$4007
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	59	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.41M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 59% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4849th and 379th ($1120 vs $2753) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5407th and 205th 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	$7.8	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$7.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$22381

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623