Ganzhou vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$484	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	26	86
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	8.97M	1.39M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 74% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6243rd and 43rd ($897 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6997th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs San Diego

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	Ganzhou	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782