Chengdu vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$242	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$460
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	73	55
🏙️ Population	20.9M	246K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7269th and 7144th ($643 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 0.7 months in Gaborone. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 1633rd and 5959th 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	$2.81	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$5329

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722