Cape Town vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$603	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	61
😀 Quality of life	59	53
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.4M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 53% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4849th and 6747th ($1120 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 5407th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Ningbo

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	Cape Town	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538