Cape Town vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$603	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$764
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	20
😀 Quality of life	59	40
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 56% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4849th and 6841st ($1120 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 5407th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Shangrao

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	Cape Town	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$19047

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694