Chicago vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	2.75M	236K

The cost of living in Chicago is 319% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 394th and 7301st ($2799 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1st in the United States and Botswana, respectively. Check the United States vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 16th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$3401

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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