Cape Town vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$773	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$1006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	55	27
😀 Quality of life	55	52
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.17M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 73% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4432nd and 6807th ($1366 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 6563rd 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	$12.5	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$19015

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Cities near Cape Town

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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943