Gaborone vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$285	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	55	39
🏙️ Population	236K	6.56M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 17% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6827th and 7649th ($718 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5800th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Shaoyang

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	Gaborone	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$10066

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610