Gaborone vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$281
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
236K
17.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 27% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7140th and 5618th ($723 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5784th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Shenzhen

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Gaborone Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$21140

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$1031
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$872
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$589
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$558
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$660
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$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
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$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
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$873
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$785
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$627
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$954
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$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
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$801
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$807
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$839
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$908
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$600
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$793
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$473
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$612
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$682
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$474
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$828
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$766
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$778
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$802
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$797
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$758
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$739
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$751
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$824
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$705
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$702
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$714
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$729
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$711
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