Chengdu vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$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

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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