Gaborone vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$272
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
68
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
236K
12.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 43% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7094th and 8643rd ($731 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5910th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Zhengzhou

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Gaborone Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$21713

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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
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$604
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$573
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$681
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$652
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$630
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$630
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$912
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$516
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$516
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$518
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$509
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$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
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$523
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$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
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$525
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$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
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$543
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$541
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$531
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$598
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$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
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$583
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$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
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$572
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$602
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$596
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$545
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$578
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$540
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$529
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$556