Cape Town vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$484	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$782
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	60	43
🏙️ Population	434K	6.71M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 5% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6078th and 5799th ($881 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 0.8 months in Yancheng. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 5406th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Yancheng

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	Cape Town	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$19602

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$696
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$703
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$652
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$699
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$679
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$682
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$631
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$625
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$675
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$608
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$688
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$651
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$713
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$645
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$682
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$740
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$605
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$731
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$687
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$624
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$610
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$707
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$575
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$731
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$566
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$532
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1074