Chennai vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$161	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	39
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	10.3M	246K

The cost of living in Chennai is 34% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7144th ($434 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.7 months in Gaborone. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 3676th and 5959th 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	$2.09	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$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	$183	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5329

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Gaborone

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