Gaborone vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$285	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	39	17
😀 Quality of life	55	37
🏙️ Population	236K	9.03M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 20% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6827th and 7790th ($718 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 5800th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Zhoukou

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	Gaborone	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$15431

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$612
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$619
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$610
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$659
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$568
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$587
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$559
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$571
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$775
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$673
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$531
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$542
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$819
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1433
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$535
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$588
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$613
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$586
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$655
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$521
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$639
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$565
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$517
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$525
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$511
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$647
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$826
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$614
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$650
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$528