Chengdu vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$240	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	20.9M	236K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 10% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7421st and 6941st ($623 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 1890th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Gaborone

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	Chengdu	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$4190

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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