Cape Town vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$603	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	55	24
😀 Quality of life	59	39
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.56M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 83% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4849th and 7649th ($1120 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5407th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Shaoyang

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	Cape Town	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610