Gaborone vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$838
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$971
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
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$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
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$598
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$612
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$619
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$610
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$511
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$647
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$648
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$826
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$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528