Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 3.9% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Gaborone
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$5.60
BWP74.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$0.74
BWP9.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.48
BWP6.40
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$0.77
BWP10.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$4.67
BWP62.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$2.10
BWP28.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$2.18
BWP29.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$0.78
BWP10.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.62
BWP8.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.75
BWP10.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$0.60
BWP7.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.65
BWP8.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.60
BWP8.08
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$4.26
BWP56.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$64.48
BWP860.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$245.63
BWP3,279.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$142.77
BWP1,906.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$176.76
BWP2,360.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$4,452.65
BWP59,451.93
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$2.03
BWP27.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$2.28
BWP30.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$33.69
BWP449.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$6.63
BWP88.55
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$40.53
BWP541.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$23.90
BWP319.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$62.23
BWP830.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$71.58
BWP955.78
|
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