Gaborone vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$272
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
39
14
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
236K
9.03M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 22% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7094th and 7960th ($731 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5910th and 7402nd 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
$10.4
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$16685

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$958
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$551
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$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
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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
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
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$511
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$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$572
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$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
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$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
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$525
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$590
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$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514