Cape Town vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$582	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	56	71
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	3.78M	10.6M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 123% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5016th and 8748th ($1071 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 5491st and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Shijiazhuang

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	Cape Town	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$4785

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716