Gaborone vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$268	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	56	39
🏙️ Population	236K	6.56M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 17% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6941st and 7740th ($691 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 5825th and 7044th 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	$7.24	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$11393

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600