Ganzhou vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$484	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	26	87
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	8.97M	1.01M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 77% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6243rd and 6th ($897 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6997th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs San Jose, United States

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	Ganzhou	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254