Cape Town vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$773	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	55	17
😀 Quality of life	55	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.82M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 127% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7914th ($1366 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 207th 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Shangqiu

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	Cape Town	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$16802

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518