Gaborone vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$281
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
17
😀 Quality of life
61
44
🏙️ Population
236K
7.82M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 18% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7140th and 7879th ($723 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5784th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$19212

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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
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$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
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$742
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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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$611
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$882
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$588
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$811
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$595
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$555
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$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
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$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
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$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
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$523
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$533
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$521
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$560
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$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522