Ganzhou vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$484	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	26	7
😀 Quality of life	46	66
🏙️ Population	8.97M	133K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 32% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6243rd and 4439th ($897 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.7 months in Male. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6997th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Male

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	Ganzhou	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327