Chicago vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	2.75M	236K

The cost of living in Chicago is 271% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 483rd and 6827th ($2667 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.5 months in Gaborone. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 20th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$3828

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761