Chicago vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$460
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
2.75M
246K

The cost of living in Chicago is 298% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 505th and 7144th ($2613 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 16th and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$5329

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$603
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722