Chennai vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$151	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	39
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	6.6M	236K

The cost of living in Chennai is 41% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7094th ($430 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Botswana, respectively. Check India vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5162nd and 5910th 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	$2.2	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$2881

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

Cities near Gaborone

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