Cape Town vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1742
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$3071
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	58	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.41M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 48% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4336th and 640th ($1386 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6134th and 676th 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	$12.2	$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$22758

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620