Gaborone vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$272	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$331
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	65
😀 Quality of life	60	64
🏙️ Population	236K	9.31M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 58% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 7094th and 8848th ($731 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Botswana and India, respectively. Check Botswana vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 5910th and 5452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Hyderabad, India

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	Gaborone	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$2573

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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

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296