Gaborone vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$281
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
21
😀 Quality of life
61
46
🏙️ Population
236K
6.56M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 20% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7140th and 7943rd ($723 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5784th and 7142nd 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
$11.1
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$13867

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$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
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$789
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$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
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$565

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619