Chongqing vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$205	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	39
😀 Quality of life	74	60
🏙️ Population	32.1M	236K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 18% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7933rd and 7094th ($601 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2353rd and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Gaborone

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	Chongqing	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$2881

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577