Ganzhou vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$352	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	43	62
🏙️ Population	8.97M	6.21M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 17% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6620th and 5954th ($761 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6697th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Ganzhou	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562