Gaborone vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$272
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
39
84
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
236K
9.37M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 12% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7094th and 7557th ($731 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 5910th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Hefei

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Gaborone Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$9430

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$628
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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
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$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
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$1089
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$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
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$916
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$966
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Distance City Cost of living
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$633
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$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
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$623
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$675
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$628
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$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677