Gaborone vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$267
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
78
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
246K
12.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 30% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7144th and 8471st ($656 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5959th and 3944th 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
$4.7
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$4818

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$875
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$889
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$908
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$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$601
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$511
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$535
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$447
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$531
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$542
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$554
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$563
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$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
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$583
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$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
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$524
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$554
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$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
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$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
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$605
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$640
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$608
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$622
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$617
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$584
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$601
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$589
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$801
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$739
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$1400
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$594
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$743
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$651
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$613
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$642
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$601
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$580
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$617