Cape Town vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$582	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	98
😀 Quality of life	58	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.3M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 63% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5016th and 7163rd ($1071 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5491st and 2475th 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	$8.4	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$8658

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586