Ganzhou vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ganzhou	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2136	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$395	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.3	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	26	72
😀 Quality of life	46	61
🏙️ Population	8.97M	4.43M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 11% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6347th and 5921st ($812 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Ganzhou ranked 145th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6556th and 5184th 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	$3.27	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.1	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6930	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3460	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.41	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.06	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.6	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.94	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16968	$4829

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$613
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$856
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$752
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$799
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$581
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$713
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$587
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$573
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$891
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$565
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$530
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$667
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$620
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$774
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$716
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$588
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$578
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$781
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$738
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$837
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$533
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$538
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$589
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$678
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$645
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$584
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$1083
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$742
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$721
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$643
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$570
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$575
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$555
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$655
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$851
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$785
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$939

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952