Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 25.1% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of China, you would:
pay 41.7% more for restaurants
China
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.04
|
$4.42
BWP60.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.63
|
$5.60
BWP76.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.53
|
$0.74
BWP10.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$0.48
BWP6.58
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
China
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.34
|
$3.31
BWP45.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.89
|
$4.67
BWP64.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
$2.10
BWP28.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.42
|
$2.18
BWP29.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.53
|
$0.78
BWP10.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.79
|
$0.75
BWP10.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.82
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$0.65
BWP8.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$0.60
BWP8.32
|
|
pay 96.9% more for transportation
China
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.22
|
$4.26
BWP58.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.17
|
$24.02
BWP330.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,976.76
|
$18,422.24
BWP253,203.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.33
|
$19.16
BWP263.33
|
|
pay 94.3% more for housing
China
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.39
|
$64.48
BWP886.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,433.20
|
$245.63
BWP3,376.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,514.15
|
$142.77
BWP1,962.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥288.24
|
$40.25
BWP553.21
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
China
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,501.40
|
$176.76
BWP2,429.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,742.74
|
$4,452.65
BWP61,199.21
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.81
|
$2.03
BWP27.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.22
|
$2.28
BWP31.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.31
|
$4.42
BWP60.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥304.83
|
$33.69
BWP463.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.53
|
$6.63
BWP91.15
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
China
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥353.20
|
$40.53
BWP557.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.29
|
$23.90
BWP328.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥533.18
|
$62.23
BWP855.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥556.69
|
$71.58
BWP983.88
|
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