Cape Town vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1522
🏠 One person rent	$681	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	56	28
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.23M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 111% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4637th and 7962nd ($1231 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 6312th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Xinyang

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	Cape Town	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$7825

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$574
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$580
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$579
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$552
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$629
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$592
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$585
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$570
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$553
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$609
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$639
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$581
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$563
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$582
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$542
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$595
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$553
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$646
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$599
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$632
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$507
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$575
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$523
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$671
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$517
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$638
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$522
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$525
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$625
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$546