Ganzhou vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$484	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	26	82
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	8.97M	468K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 61% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6243rd and 1213th ($897 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1060th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6997th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Raleigh

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	Ganzhou	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766