Cape Town vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$582	$148
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$263
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	34
😀 Quality of life	58	40
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.06M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 112% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5016th and 8612th ($1071 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 510th 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 1.1 months in Luoyang. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 5491st and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Luoyang

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	Cape Town	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$16348

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580