Gaborone vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	39	91
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	236K	2.75M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 63% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7140th and 2104th ($723 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 months in Rome. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5784th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Rome

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	Gaborone	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330