Gaborone vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$285	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	39	19
😀 Quality of life	55	75
🏙️ Population	236K	630K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 41% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6827th and 4571st ($718 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Botswana and Italy, respectively. Check Botswana vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 5800th and 1004th 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	$7.62	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$7103

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272