Gaborone vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$243	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	39	19
😀 Quality of life	61	44
🏙️ Population	236K	7.01M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 15% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7301st and 7987th ($668 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 5842nd and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Zhumadian

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	Gaborone	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.13
🥤 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	$222	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$7830

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506