Cape Town vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$775
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
81
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
3.78M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 103% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4336th and 7400th ($1386 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 83rd in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6134th and 2024th 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
$12.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546