Cape Town vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$773
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$723
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
55
17
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.71M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 136% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8149th ($1366 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 300th 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 6382nd and 7322nd 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
$12.5
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$14394

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489