Gaborone vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$285	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	39	92
😀 Quality of life	55	86
🏙️ Population	236K	2.75M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6827th and 2722nd ($718 vs $1750) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5800th and 294th 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	$7.62	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262