Gaborone vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$272
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
21
😀 Quality of life
60
46
🏙️ Population
236K
6.56M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 22% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7094th and 7929th ($731 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5910th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$11939

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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$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
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$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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$916
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$966
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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
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$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
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$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
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$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615