Cape Town vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2732
$2351
🏠 One person rent
$629
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1097
$838
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1565
$1637
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
3.78M
17.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 31% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4790th and 6254th ($1185 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.8 months in Shenzhen. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5511th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1198
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.4
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.67%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1876
$12705
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.61
$4.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$6.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5399
$21208

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1215
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$836
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$922
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1002
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$733
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$812
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$972
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$853
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1401
882 km or 548 mi East London
$821
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$685
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$652
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$900
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$520
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$757
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$925
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$561
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$794
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$752
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$816
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$724
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$879
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$676
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$673
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$786
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$697
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$699
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$958
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$925
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$708
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$639
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1055
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$870
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$961
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$916
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$869
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$899
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2403
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2613
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$661
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$664
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1715
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$514
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$818
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$761
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$929
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$825
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$762
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$789
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$820
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$884
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$575
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$813
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$450
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$588
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$756
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$763
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$772
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$667
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$733
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$732
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$654
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$673
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$690
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$698
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$940
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$540
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$615