Gaborone vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$272	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1554
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	39	19
😀 Quality of life	60	77
🏙️ Population	236K	630K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 44% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 7094th and 4556th ($731 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Botswana and Italy, respectively. Check Botswana vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 5910th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Palermo

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	Gaborone	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$10956

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342