Gaborone vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$243
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
89
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
236K
13.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 3% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7301st and 7452nd ($668 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5842nd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$18657

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$1082
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$799
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$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$698
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$570
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$533
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$650
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$599
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$658
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$469
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$598
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$641
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$707
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$634
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$619
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$750
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$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
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$565
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$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
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$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
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$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
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$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
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$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
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$533
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$505
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$480
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$574
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$454
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$741
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$694
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$654
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$523
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$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
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$499
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$535
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$527
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$615
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$544
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$550
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$562
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$505
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$652
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$548
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$573