Gaborone vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$272
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
81
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
236K
13.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 10% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7094th and 7496th ($731 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5910th and 2445th 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
$10.4
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$19275

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$826
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
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$604
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$573
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$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
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$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$966
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$656
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$716
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$646
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$630
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$767
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$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
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$572
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$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
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$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
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$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
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$512
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$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
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$748
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$709
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$660
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$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
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$524
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$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
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$540
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$562
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$566
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$493
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$657
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$554
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$547