Gaborone vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$285	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	91
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	236K	11.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 15% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6827th and 6287th ($718 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5800th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Hangzhou

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	Gaborone	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$22679

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774