Gaborone vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$281
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
236K
18.7M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 8% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7140th and 6854th ($723 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5784th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Guangzhou

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Gaborone Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$19408

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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
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$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$742
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$589
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$558
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$660
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$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
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$882
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$627
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$694
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$873
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$801
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$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
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$766
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$954
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$778
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$802
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$797
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$739
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$600
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$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
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$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
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$824
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$714
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$528
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$648
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$601
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$620
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$602
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$705
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$711