Gaborone vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$285	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	90
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	236K	13.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 1% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6827th and 6862nd ($718 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5800th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Tianjin

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	Gaborone	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$16590

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618