Cape Town vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1595
🏠 One person rent	$775	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$366
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	55	17
😀 Quality of life	58	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.71M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 141% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4336th and 8211th ($1386 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 352nd 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 Nanyang. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 6134th and 7311th 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	$12.2	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$16421

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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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$555
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$521
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$562
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$529
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$599
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$556
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$519
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$516
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$593
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$487
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$556
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$522
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$596
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$504
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$540
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$520
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$524
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$589
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$610
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$513
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$520
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$587
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$595
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$585
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$525
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$525
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$513
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$554
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$492