Gaborone vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$281
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
39
58
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
236K
10.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 39% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7140th and 8567th ($723 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 Shijiazhuang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5784th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Shijiazhuang

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Gaborone Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$5149

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67 km or 42 mi Kanye
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136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
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$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$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
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740