Gaborone vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$281
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
53
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
236K
9.4M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 10% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7140th and 7558th ($723 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5784th and 2343rd 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
$11.1
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$15801

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$615
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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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
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$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538