Cape Town vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$582	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	58	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.78M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 66% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5016th and 7256th ($1071 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5491st and 4015th 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	$8.4	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936