Gaborone vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$272	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	74
😀 Quality of life	60	70
🏙️ Population	236K	9.07M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 27% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7094th and 8176th ($731 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5910th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Shenyang

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	Gaborone	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$25508

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523