Cost of living comparison
China is 30.8% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in China instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Gaborone
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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