Cape Town vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2185
🏠 One person rent	$603	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$734
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	55	26
😀 Quality of life	59	43
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.97M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 38% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 4849th and 6387th ($1120 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.2 months in Ganzhou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ganzhou ranked 144th in China, while ranked 5407th and 6667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Ganzhou

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	Cape Town	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$33.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$6104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$3634
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$17470

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$628
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$852
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$746
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$795
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$590
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$713
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$611
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$594
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$801
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$611
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$642
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$618
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$783
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$691
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$603
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$808
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$726
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$629
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$605
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$521
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$678
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$673
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$636
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$618
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$1014
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$763
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$807
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$634
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$600
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$602
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$595
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$643
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$821
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$780
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$958