Cape Town vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$681	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	85
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.07M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 122% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4637th and 8245th ($1231 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 341st 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 Shenyang. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6312th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Shenyang

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	Cape Town	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$24707

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501