Gaborone vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$272
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
25
😀 Quality of life
60
46
🏙️ Population
236K
6.23M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 23% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 7094th and 7971st ($731 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 230th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 5910th and 7058th 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
$10.4
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$8982

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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
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$916
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$966
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Distance City Cost of living
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$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562