Cape Town vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1446
🏠 One person rent	$681	$176
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$703
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	22
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	3.78M	11M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 126% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 4637th and 8322nd ($1231 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 376th 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 1.3 months in Linyi. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Linyi ranked 249th in China, while ranked 6312th and 7034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Linyi

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	Cape Town	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$82.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$149
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$5.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$3280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$6260

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$564
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$567
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$537
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$558
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$563
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$558
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$602
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$553
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$499
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$561
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$542
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$521
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$563
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$538
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$563
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$570
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$654
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$547
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$548
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$520
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$448
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$468
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$582
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$576
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$562
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$570
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$573
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$626
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$549
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$913
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$509
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$583
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$598
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$544
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$741
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$516
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$807