Cape Town vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$773
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
21
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
3.78M
6.56M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 127% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7929th ($1366 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 7123rd 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
$12.5
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$11939

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615