Changsha vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$190	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	68	56
🏙️ Population	10M	236K

The cost of living in Changsha is 17% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6941st ($577 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 21st best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 3100th and 5825th 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	$2.72	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$4190

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597