Gaborone vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$243	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	61	44
🏙️ Population	236K	7.82M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 12% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7301st and 7835th ($668 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 Shangqiu. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5842nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Shangqiu

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	Gaborone	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517