Ganzhou vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	8.97M	2.3M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 66% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6620th and 1229th ($761 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1115th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6697th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Houston

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	Ganzhou	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$18964

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182