Gaborone vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$272	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	39	17
😀 Quality of life	60	44
🏙️ Population	236K	7.01M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 23% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7094th and 7977th ($731 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th 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 Zhumadian. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 5910th and 7375th 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	$10.4	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$9042

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507