Chongqing vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$180	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	39
😀 Quality of life	74	61
🏙️ Population	32.1M	236K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 16% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8185th and 7301st ($561 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2237th and 5842nd 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	$2.82	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$3401

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587