Gaborone vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$4127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	39	77
😀 Quality of life	61	86
🏙️ Population	236K	936K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 73% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7140th and 638th ($723 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and Israel, respectively. Check Botswana vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 5784th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gaborone	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$30598

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845