Chongqing vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$226	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	39
😀 Quality of life	72	55
🏙️ Population	32.1M	236K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 8% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7185th and 6827th ($662 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 1966th and 5800th 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	$3.96	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$3828

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Gaborone

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