Gaborone vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$267
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
39
71
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
246K
10.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 35% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7144th and 8597th ($656 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5959th and 4919th 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
$4.7
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$4869

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$603
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$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733