Cape Town vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$484	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$833
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	55	98
😀 Quality of life	60	71
🏙️ Population	434K	12.3M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 36% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6078th and 7238th ($881 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 185th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5406th and 2438th 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	$7.47	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$11975

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$620
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$650
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$685
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$661
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$605
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$697
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$647
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$669
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$586
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$624
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$643
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$602
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$629
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$647
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$604
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$664
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$609
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$574
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$671
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$574
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$558
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$687
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$624
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$538
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$651
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$574
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$599
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$575