Gaborone vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$272
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
18
😀 Quality of life
60
47
🏙️ Population
236K
6.49M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 10% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7094th and 7479th ($731 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 204th in China, while ranked 5910th and 6989th 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
$10.4
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$30231

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$826
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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Distance City Cost of living
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$586
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$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
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$682
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$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633