Cape Town vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$484
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$813
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
53
😀 Quality of life
60
53
🏙️ Population
434K
8.78M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 28% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6078th and 6882nd ($881 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 102nd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5406th and 6124th 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
$7.47
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083