Ganzhou vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	43	100
🏙️ Population	8.97M	5.03M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 65% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6620th and 1365th ($761 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6697th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Melbourne

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	Ganzhou	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$19705

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963