Dongguan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$263	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	39
😀 Quality of life	72	61
🏙️ Population	10.5M	236K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 0.9% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7341st and 7301st ($662 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 3389th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Gaborone

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	Dongguan	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$3401

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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