Gaborone vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$267
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
90
😀 Quality of life
55
73
🏙️ Population
246K
13.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 5% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7144th and 6886th ($656 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5959th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$16123

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$701
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$601
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$667
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$607
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$772
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$677
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$583
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$1065
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$713
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$633
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$587
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$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
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$637
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$466
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$572
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$643
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$539
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$592
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$621
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$549
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$650
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$506
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$700
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$555
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$569
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$667
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$545
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$598
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$525
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$527
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$633
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$570
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$587
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$538
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$486
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$658
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$525
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