Cape Town vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$681	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	55	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.82M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 106% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4637th and 7835th ($1231 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6312th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cape Town	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517