Foshan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$185	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	9.5M	236K

The cost of living in Foshan is 16% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6827th ($602 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2359th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Gaborone

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	Foshan	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$3828

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761