Ganzhou vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ganzhou	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2185	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$389	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	26	72
😀 Quality of life	43	58
🏙️ Population	8.97M	4.43M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6387th and 5069th ($813 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd 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 144th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6667th and 5446th 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	$3.17	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.09	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.9	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6104	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3634	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.28	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$5865

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$628
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$852
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$746
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$795
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$590
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$713
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$611
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$594
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$801
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$611
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$642
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$618
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$783
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$691
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$603
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$808
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$726
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$629
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$605
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$521
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$678
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$673
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$636
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$618
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$1014
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$763
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$807
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$634
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$600
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$602
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$595
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$643
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$821
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$780
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$958

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045