Gaborone vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$281
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
39
84
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
236K
9.37M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 8% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7140th and 7494th ($723 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 5784th and 3146th 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
$11.1
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$8681

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$950
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$860
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$789
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$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
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$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$628
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$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693