Cape Town vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$484
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
60
80
🏙️ Population
434K
17.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6078th and 5744th ($881 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5406th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Shenzhen

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Cape Town Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584