Gaborone vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$281
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
39
65
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
236K
12.7M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 9% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7140th and 6776th ($723 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5784th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Suzhou

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Gaborone Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$20341

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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
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$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
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$742
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$589
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$558
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$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$726
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$678
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$686
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$708
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$596
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$652
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$680
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$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
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$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
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$659
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$667
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$899
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$623
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$627
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$664
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$670
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$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
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$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
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$684
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$660
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$789
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$693
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$644
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$571
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$671
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$635