Cape Town vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1789
🏠 One person rent	$603	$258
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	55	19
😀 Quality of life	59	38
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.71M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 71% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4849th and 7242nd ($1120 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th 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 314th in China, while ranked 5407th and 7154th 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	$7.8	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$14023

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$587
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$614
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$622
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$555
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$599
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$612
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$571
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$650
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$610
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$574
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$542
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$683
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$568
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$541
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$559
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$521
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$647
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$535
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$599
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$517
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$531
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$647
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$606
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$551
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$626
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$575
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$502