Ganzhou vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$484	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	26	74
😀 Quality of life	46	62
🏙️ Population	8.97M	4.43M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 17% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6243rd and 5031st ($897 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 0.7 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6997th and 5648th 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	$3.53	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$5503

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915