Gaborone vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gaborone	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1745	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$267	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$554	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$713
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	39	19
😀 Quality of life	55	41
🏙️ Population	246K	7.01M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 0.8% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7144th and 7192nd ($656 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 175th in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 5959th and 7073rd 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	$4.7	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.88
🥤 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	$197	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.6	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.18%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$967	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5329	$12038

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$608
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$584
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$658
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$599
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$617
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$570
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$629
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$554
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$660
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$554
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$622
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$543
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$624
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$624
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$541
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$601
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$539
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$643
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$650
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$600
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$605
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$621
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$544