Cape Town vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$603	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	55	98
😀 Quality of life	59	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.3M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 62% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4849th and 6979th ($1120 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5407th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Wuhan

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	Cape Town	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611