Chicago vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	2.75M	236K

The cost of living in Chicago is 286% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 375th and 7094th ($2822 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 22nd and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Gaborone

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	Chicago	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$2881

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

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