Cape Town vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2098
🏠 One person rent	$603	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	55	29
😀 Quality of life	59	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.17M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 45% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4849th and 6548th ($1120 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 5407th and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Maoming

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	Cape Town	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.14
🥤 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	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$18483

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Cities near Cape Town

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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014