Cape Town vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$525
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.9
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$956
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
56
91
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
434K
13.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 15% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5894th and 6251st ($902 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Tianjin. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5040th and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1194
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$793
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.3
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4486
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615