Cape Town vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$2117
🏠 One person rent	$775	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$745
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	55	27
😀 Quality of life	58	51
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.17M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 74% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4336th and 6780th ($1386 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 6134th and 6580th 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	$12.2	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$19775

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954