Chennai vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$159	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	39
😀 Quality of life	65	61
🏙️ Population	6.6M	236K

The cost of living in Chennai is 35% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8898th and 7301st ($437 vs $668) 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5272nd and 5842nd 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	$2.25	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.17
🥤 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	$173	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$3401

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587