Dongguan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$257	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	39
😀 Quality of life	69	55
🏙️ Population	10.5M	236K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 6% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7055th and 6827th ($678 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 0.5 months in Gaborone. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 3115th and 5800th 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	$2.12	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$3828

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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