Cape Town vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$773
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
74
😀 Quality of life
55
70
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.07M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 137% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8176th ($1366 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 3872nd 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
$12.5
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$25508

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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
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523