Chicago vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	2.75M	236K

The cost of living in Chicago is 288% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 529th and 6941st ($2678 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 23rd and 5825th 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	$21.9	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$4190

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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