Cape Town vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1592
🏠 One person rent	$681	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$355
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	56	18
😀 Quality of life	55	43
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.71M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 112% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4637th and 7983rd ($1231 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 239th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 6312th and 7334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Nanyang

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	Cape Town	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$12618

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Cities near Cape Town

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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$553
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$552
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$535
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$555
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$525
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$580
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$542
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$553
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$523
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$582
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$507
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$543
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$517
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$583
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$517
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$513
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$518
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$522
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$510
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$574
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$503
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$513
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$575
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$579
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$505
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$515
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$506
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$546
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489