Gaborone vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$281
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
236K
24.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7140th and 4880th ($723 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5784th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Shanghai

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Gaborone Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$27610

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$872
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$589
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$558
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$660
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$607
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$632
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$494
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$1030
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$708
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$726
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$725
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$798
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$596
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$643
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$678
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$581
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$652
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$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
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$660
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$645
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$670
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$663
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$636
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$659
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$899
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$651
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$664
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$657
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$627
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$667
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$623
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$693
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$691
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$538
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$623
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$644
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$661
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$696
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$693
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$620
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