Chongqing vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$292
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
39
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
32.1M
246K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 9% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6733rd and 7144th ($712 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2233rd and 5959th 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
$3.98
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$5329

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Distance City Cost of living
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$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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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