Beijing vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$589	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	73	61
🏙️ Population	21.9M	236K

The cost of living in Beijing is 54% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5355th and 7301st ($1029 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2546th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Gaborone

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	Beijing	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$3401

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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