Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 20.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 78.6% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 80.1% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Gaborone

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Gaborone are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Gaborone. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gaborone instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 53.2% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.26	$7.50 BWP101.94	+79.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.35	$6.00 BWP81.55	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.60	$0.83 BWP11.32	+67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$0.49 BWP6.64	+57.9%
Average			+53.2%

Beijing vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.40	$0.81 BWP11.05	-43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.97	$3.37 BWP45.81	-53.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.98	$5.06 BWP68.82	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.60	$2.29 BWP31.16	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.10	$2.27 BWP30.92	+48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.65	$0.77 BWP10.53	-15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.16	$0.62 BWP8.42	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.43	$0.88 BWP12.02	-0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$0.65 BWP8.78	+10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.60 BWP8.12	+62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.55 BWP7.45	+16.3%
Average			+1.3%

Beijing vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.61	$4.27 BWP58.12	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥242.09	$28.18 BWP383.30	-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,307.64	$22,486.26 BWP305,825.54	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.29	$19.49 BWP265.05	+324.4%
Average			+78.6%

Beijing vs. Gaborone - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Beijing	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.30	$90.60 BWP1,232.22	+582.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,740.92	$254.84 BWP3,466.02	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,569.84	$149.91 BWP2,038.84	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.76	$49.21 BWP669.30	+17.1%
Average			+114.3%

Beijing vs. Gaborone - Cost of housing

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pay 80.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,534.76	$180.24 BWP2,451.38	-76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,102.17	$3,740.68 BWP50,875.35	-83.7%
Average			-80.1%

Beijing vs. Gaborone - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.07	$2.25 BWP30.58	+102.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.12	$2.37 BWP32.22	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.22	$3.75 BWP50.97	+7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥474.51	$32.19 BWP437.78	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.52	$6.75 BWP91.75	-19.2%
Average			+1.1%

Beijing vs. Gaborone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥454.20	$44.14 BWP600.32	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.45	$22.17 BWP301.46	-36.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.97	$76.20 BWP1,036.41	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥780.28	$93.16 BWP1,266.99	-13.5%
Average			-22.0%

Beijing vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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