Ganzhou vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ganzhou	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$413	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$746	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	73
😀 Quality of life	46	65
🏙️ Population	8.97M	4.8M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 30% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6702nd and 4839th ($814 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Ganzhou ranked 252nd best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7120th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Johannesburg

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	Ganzhou	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.02	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2158	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1160	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.28	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.2	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.61	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.96	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$609	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7216	$5808

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$807
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$730
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$673
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$588
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$698
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$603
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$602
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$564
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$609
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$634
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$595
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$760
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$464
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$465
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$511
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$589
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$621
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$617
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$539
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$682
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$594
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$638
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$943
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$782
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$723
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$586
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$583
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$610
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$903
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$769
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$939

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950