Cape Town vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$603	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	53
😀 Quality of life	59	50
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.78M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 68% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4849th and 7155th ($1120 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 5407th and 6224th 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	$7.8	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014