Cape Town vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$773	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	18
😀 Quality of life	55	47
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.49M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 105% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7479th ($1366 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 91st 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 6989th 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	$12.5	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633