Cape Town vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$582	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	56	19
😀 Quality of life	58	38
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.71M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 69% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5016th and 7346th ($1071 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 5491st and 7198th 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	$8.4	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$12899

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479