Cape Town vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1990
🏠 One person rent	$582	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$593
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	56	27
😀 Quality of life	58	43
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.97M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 41% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 5016th and 6620th ($1071 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 37th 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 148th in China, while ranked 5491st and 6697th 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	$8.4	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$6871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$8.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$17058

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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 Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916