Cape Town vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$582	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	20
😀 Quality of life	58	41
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 60% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5016th and 7052nd ($1071 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 5491st and 6873rd 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	$8.4	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$31722

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621