Gaborone vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$281
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
25
😀 Quality of life
61
47
🏙️ Population
236K
6.23M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 21% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 7140th and 8011th ($723 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 270th 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 Xinyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 5784th and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Xinyang

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Gaborone Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.8
🌊 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
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$8362

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$950
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$860
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$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$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
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$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
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$1014
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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554