Cape Town vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2522
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$582
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1532
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
56
60
😀 Quality of life
58
53
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.4M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5016th and 6849th ($1071 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 48th in China, while ranked 5491st and 6084th 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
$8.4
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.89%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.48
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4806
$12465

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522