Gaborone vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$281
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
84
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
236K
11.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 19% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7140th and 6257th ($723 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5784th and 3005th 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
$11.1
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$25159

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$1031
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$1204
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$867
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$742
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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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$670
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$680
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$596
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$667
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$696
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$661
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$798
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$663
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$611
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$660
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$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
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$684
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$1147
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$708
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$678
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$1030
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$636
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$677
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$652
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$658
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$571
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$646
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$628
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$645
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$686
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$623
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$581
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$643
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$671
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$644
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$651
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$627
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$725
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$538
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$674
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$687
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$659
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$789