Changsha vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$202
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
39
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
10M
236K

The cost of living in Changsha is 11% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7301st ($592 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 3381st and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Gaborone

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Changsha Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$3401

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$607
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$637
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$637
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$833
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$940
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$577
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$875
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$762
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$731
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$975
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$890
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$984
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$536
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$984
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1082
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$740
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$838
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$587
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$861
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$698
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$746
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$908
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$915
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$587