Dongguan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$259
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
39
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
10.5M
236K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 9% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7469th and 7094th ($666 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 3662nd and 5910th 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
$2.36
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$2881

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$662
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$697
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$694
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$901
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$1017
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$628
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$826
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$791
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577