Dongguan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$181
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
39
😀 Quality of life
71
55
🏙️ Population
10.5M
246K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 10% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7769th and 7144th ($589 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1st in China and Botswana, respectively. Check China vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2370th and 5959th 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
$2.08
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$5329

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$603
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722