Chongqing vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$224	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	39
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	32.1M	236K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 8% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7340th and 6941st ($634 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 1675th and 5825th 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	$3.91	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$4190

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597