Cape Town vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$681	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	53
😀 Quality of life	55	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.78M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 98% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4637th and 7641st ($1231 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6312th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Quanzhou

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	Cape Town	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$9321

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941