Cape Town vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$484	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	85
😀 Quality of life	60	70
🏙️ Population	434K	9.07M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 81% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6078th and 8600th ($881 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 538th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5406th and 2673rd 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	$7.47	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$19578

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529