Cape Town vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$603
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
55
34
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
3.78M
7.06M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 119% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4849th and 8612th ($1120 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 529th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 5407th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$17189

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599