Cape Town vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$897
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2189
🏠 One person rent	$681	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	56	26
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.97M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 37% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 4637th and 6243rd ($1231 vs $897) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th 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 0.7 months in Ganzhou. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Ganzhou ranked 239th in China, while ranked 6312th and 6997th 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	$11.5	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$10.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$16.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$2112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$76.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$599
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$7023

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878