Gaborone vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$272
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
53
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
236K
9.4M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 9% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7094th and 7431st ($731 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5910th and 3738th 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
$10.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$15051

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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
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$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
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$811
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$916
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$966
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Distance City Cost of living
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$584
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$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
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$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
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$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
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$636
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$646
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$604
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$611
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$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
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$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525