Gaborone vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$285	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$506
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$896
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	39	28
😀 Quality of life	55	41
🏙️ Population	236K	6.23M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 5% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6827th and 7028th ($718 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 5800th and 6819th 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	$7.62	$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$9066

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$647
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$659
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$647
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$614
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$681
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$659
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$587
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$626
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$606
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$612
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$692
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$619
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$599
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$622
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$673
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$614
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$705
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$610
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$674
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$610
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$612
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$594
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$571
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$714
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$706
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$676
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$614
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$559
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$555
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$663
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$575