Cape Town vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$582	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	58	39
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.56M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 81% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5016th and 7740th ($1071 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd 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 5491st and 7044th 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	$8.4	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600