Gaborone vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$1082
🏠 One person rent	$281	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$171
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	65
😀 Quality of life	61	62
🏙️ Population	236K	9.19M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 63% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 7140th and 8882nd ($723 vs $444) 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 0.5 months in Hyderabad, India. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hyderabad, India ranked 6th in India, while ranked 5784th and 5556th 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	$11.1	$2.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$8.04
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$1353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$20.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$6.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$42.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$2668

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$374
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$255
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$313
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$316
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$287
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$253
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$317
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$247
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$305
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$325
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$365
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$359
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$308
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$265
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$328
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$273
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$290
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$317
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$269
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$280
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$339
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$331
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$250
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$348
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$508
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$271
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$281
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$282
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$279
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$264
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$320
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$306
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$528
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$333
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288