Chennai vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$152	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	39
😀 Quality of life	66	56
🏙️ Population	6.6M	236K

The cost of living in Chennai is 38% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8897th and 6941st ($430 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 4021st and 5825th 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	$1.83	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$4190

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597