Gaborone vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$285
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
24
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
236K
7.82M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 7% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6827th and 6542nd ($718 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 5800th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$18304

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$841
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$585
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$633
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$613
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$688
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$599
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$598
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$619
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$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
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$639
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$630
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$826
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$673
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$610
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$568
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$559
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$612
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$620
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$623
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$586
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$522
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$588
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$648
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$571
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$565
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$541
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$531
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$612
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$602
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$659
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$593
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$538
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$524
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$611
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$587
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$580
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$502
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$542