Cape Town vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$775	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	74
😀 Quality of life	58	58
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.07M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 127% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4336th and 7878th ($1386 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6134th and 6059th 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	$12.2	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.85
🥤 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	$942	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532