Ganzhou vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$484	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	26	1
😀 Quality of life	46	28
🏙️ Population	8.97M	65.5K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 14% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6243rd and 5224th ($897 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in China and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check China vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6997th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Sao Tome

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	Ganzhou	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$4068

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598