Gaborone vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$267
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
39
70
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
246K
12.7M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7144th and 5170th ($656 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5959th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$22097

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$701
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$771
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$687
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$678
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$699
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$688
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$707
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$651
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$1190
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$713
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$682
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$675
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$1074
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$694
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$665
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$763
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$682
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$707
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$831
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$625
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$625
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$679
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$755
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$651
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$524
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$645
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$631
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$720
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$617
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$703
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$789
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$677
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$740
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$696
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$652
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$690
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