Gaborone vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$689
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$909
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$874
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$554
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$838
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$971
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
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$756
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
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$741
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Distance City Cost of living
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$553
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$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
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$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
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$614
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$813
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$607
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$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610