Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 44.7% more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
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Cape Town
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.64
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.19
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.30
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.65
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.68
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.91
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.40
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR42.07
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.39
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.74
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.60
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.06
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.88
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
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pay 20.7% less for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR93.25
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR780.35
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR364,165.38
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR174.80
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR792.95
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,369.28
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,263.92
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,306.56
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,793.00
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR79,001.52
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.82
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.92
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR726.41
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.86
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR980.56
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR565.25
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,922.79
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,411.67
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
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