Gaborone vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$267
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
24
😀 Quality of life
55
43
🏙️ Population
246K
6.56M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 14% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7144th and 7871st ($656 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5959th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$11076

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$605
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$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
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$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
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$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
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$978
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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586