Cape Town vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1722
🏠 One person rent	$775	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	55	97
😀 Quality of life	58	74
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.3M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 111% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4336th and 7573rd ($1386 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6134th and 1885th 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	$12.2	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$8347

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Cities near Cape Town

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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$643
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$649
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$691
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$638
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$658
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$619
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$595
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$610
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$600
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$600
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$589
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$608
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$615
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$587
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$565
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$562
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$556
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$554
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$650
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$535
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$612
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$575
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$542
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$551
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$599
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$589