Cape Town vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$582	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	78
😀 Quality of life	58	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.6M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 109% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5016th and 8544th ($1071 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5491st and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Zhengzhou

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	Cape Town	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591