Changsha vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$222	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$375
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	10M	236K

The cost of living in Changsha is 19% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7989th and 6827th ($582 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 3254th and 5800th 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	$2.87	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$3828

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761