Cape Town vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1473
🏠 One person rent	$773	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$327
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	68
😀 Quality of life	55	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	12.6M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 167% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8643rd ($1366 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 4641st 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	$12.5	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$21713

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$516
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$516
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$518
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$509
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$483
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$520
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$507
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$506
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$514
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$498
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$506
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$523
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$518
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$569
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$534
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$525
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$531
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$543
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$598
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$492
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$583
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$602
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$596
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$545
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$578
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$540
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$556