Gaborone vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gaborone	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1745	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$267	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$554	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	85
😀 Quality of life	55	70
🏙️ Population	246K	9.07M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 35% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7144th and 8600th ($656 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5959th and 2673rd 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	$4.7	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.18%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$967	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5329	$19578

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529