Cape Town vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$603	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	85
😀 Quality of life	59	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.07M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 118% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4849th and 8584th ($1120 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5407th and 3326th 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	$7.8	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$25284

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511