Chengdu vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$251	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$375
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	72	55
🏙️ Population	20.9M	236K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 8% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7209th and 6827th ($660 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 7th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 1933rd and 5800th 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	$2.91	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$3828

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

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