Cape Town vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$582	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$865
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	56	28
😀 Quality of life	58	41
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.23M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 64% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5016th and 7175th ($1071 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Xinyang. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 5491st and 6860th 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	$8.4	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.88
🥤 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	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558