Gaborone vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$554
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$838
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$971
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
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$581
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$791
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$742
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$706
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$585
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$698
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$708
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$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
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$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
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$771
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$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
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$718
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$1028
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$729
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$702
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$676
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$685
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$612
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$694
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$633
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$674
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$719
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$630
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$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
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$629
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$738
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$538
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$712
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$674
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$774