Cape Town vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$603	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	90
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	13.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 58% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4849th and 6862nd ($1120 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 Tianjin. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5407th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Tianjin

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	Cape Town	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618