Cape Town vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$773
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$604
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
55
31
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
3.78M
7.06M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 160% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8565th ($1366 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 466th 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 6382nd and 7063rd 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
$12.5
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598