Gaborone vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$268	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	85
😀 Quality of life	56	68
🏙️ Population	236K	9.07M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 28% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6941st and 8334th ($691 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 5825th and 3343rd 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	$7.24	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500