Beijing vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$575	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	75	56
🏙️ Population	21.9M	236K

The cost of living in Beijing is 47% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5387th and 6941st ($1016 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 989th and 5825th 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	$3.86	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$4190

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597