Gaborone vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$285	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$758
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	61
😀 Quality of life	55	53
🏙️ Population	236K	9.4M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 2% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6827th and 6747th ($718 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 5800th and 6048th 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	$7.62	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$12898

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538