Cape Town vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$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

Cities near Ningbo

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