Cape Town vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2732
$1948
🏠 One person rent
$629
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$1097
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$67.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1565
$963
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
56
90
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 72% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4790th and 7175th ($1185 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 62nd 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5511th and 2495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.4
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$6.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.67%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1876
$5818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.61
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$9.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5399
$18439

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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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$662
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$690
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$645
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$633
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$744
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$652
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$691
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$582
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$993
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$719
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$640
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$584
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$591
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$665
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$624
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$455
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$600
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$628
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$549
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$572
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$550
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$585
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$616
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$731
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$697
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$565
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$620
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$549
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$572
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$543
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$538
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$617
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$563
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$584
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$564
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$503
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$654
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$546
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$577