Cape Town vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$681
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
56
33
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
3.78M
7.06M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 140% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4637th and 8584th ($1231 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 473rd 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 6312th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$16794

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582