Cape Town vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$775	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	58	46
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.56M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 129% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4336th and 7943rd ($1386 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6134th and 7142nd 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	$12.2	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$13867

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619