Gaborone vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$243	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$768
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	60
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	236K	9.4M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 6% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7301st and 7025th ($668 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5842nd and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Ningbo

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	Gaborone	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$15234

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531