Cape Town vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$681	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	20
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 90% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4637th and 7433rd ($1231 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6312th and 6933rd 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	$11.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620