Ganzhou vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ganzhou	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$353	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$612	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$646	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	73
😀 Quality of life	46	60
🏙️ Population	8.97M	4.8M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 37% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6977th and 4745th ($758 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd 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 0.9 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Ganzhou ranked 262nd best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7137th and 5850th 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	$2.97	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$895	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2207	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1171	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.38	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.74	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.04	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7449	$5103

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$632
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$739
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$682
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$705
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$609
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$777
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$571
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$603
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$766
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$473
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$474
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$518
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$801
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$622
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$542
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$694
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$689
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$648
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$954
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$729
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$596
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$589
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$627
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$586
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$617
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$892
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$778
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$995

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965