Chennai vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$159	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	39
😀 Quality of life	66	55
🏙️ Population	6.6M	236K

The cost of living in Chennai is 40% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8907th and 6827th ($433 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Botswana, respectively. Check India vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 4094th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Gaborone

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	Chennai	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$3828

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

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