Ganzhou vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ganzhou San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1937
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$353
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$646
$1063
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
44 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
24
60
😀 Quality of life
46
73
🏙️ Population
8.97M
335K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 52% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6977th and 3714th ($758 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 2nd in China and Costa Rica, respectively. Check China vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Ganzhou ranked 262nd best city to live in China vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 7137th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Ganzhou San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.2
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2207
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1171
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.74
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.5
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.04
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.2
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7449
$16872

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$705
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$610
228 km or 141 mi Pingxiang
$609
232 km or 144 mi Heyuan
$777
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$571
262 km or 163 mi Hengyang
$602
272 km or 169 mi Sanming
$640
278 km or 173 mi Fuzhou
$603
282 km or 175 mi Lianzhou
$766
285 km or 177 mi Zhuzhou
$564
291 km or 181 mi Jieyang
$473
295 km or 183 mi Chaozhou
$474
300 km or 186 mi Xiangtan
$518
305 km or 190 mi Qingyuan
$801
307 km or 191 mi Puning
$600
307 km or 191 mi Huizhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Zhangzhou
$702
326 km or 203 mi Shantou
$612
327 km or 203 mi Changsha
$622
331 km or 206 mi Nanchang
$542
332 km or 206 mi Dongguan
$694
336 km or 209 mi Nanping
$689
337 km or 209 mi Yingtan
$603
340 km or 211 mi Yongzhou
$648
343 km or 213 mi Shanwei
$954
345 km or 214 mi Guangzhou
$785
351 km or 218 mi Xiamen
$729
354 km or 220 mi Guixi
$596
361 km or 224 mi Loudi
$589
362 km or 225 mi Foshan
$627
363 km or 226 mi Ningxiang
$586
374 km or 233 mi Wuyishan
$617
375 km or 233 mi Kinmen
$892
375 km or 233 mi Hezhou
$778
377 km or 234 mi Shenzhen
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
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$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
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$1590
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$1373
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$1361
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$909
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$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
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$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
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$1254
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$1231
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$1183
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$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832