Ganzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$352	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	27	5
😀 Quality of life	43	34
🏙️ Population	8.97M	115K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 80% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6620th and 8915th ($761 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6697th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Thimphu

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	Ganzhou	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300