Gaborone vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$281
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
18
😀 Quality of life
61
46
🏙️ Population
236K
6.49M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 6% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7140th and 7385th ($723 vs $684) 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 5784th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Shangrao

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Gaborone Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$25646

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$912
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$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
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$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$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
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
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$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$796
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$912
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$1014
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Distance City Cost of living
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$596
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$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
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$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
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$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628