Cape Town vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$582	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	90
😀 Quality of life	58	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	13.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 56% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5016th and 6956th ($1071 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th 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 11th in China, while ranked 5491st and 2306th 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	$8.4	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616