Gaborone vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$243	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$490
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	58
😀 Quality of life	61	62
🏙️ Population	236K	5.95M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 7301st and 8553rd ($668 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.9 months in Pune. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 5842nd and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Pune

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	Gaborone	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$2540

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$273
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$399
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$487
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$267
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$290
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$309
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$349
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$285
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$382
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$333
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$278
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$396
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$463
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$398
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$251
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$476
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$422
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$355
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$328
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$297
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$305
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$266
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$375
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$383
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$310
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$295
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$470
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$398
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$361