Gaborone vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$267
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
27
😀 Quality of life
55
53
🏙️ Population
246K
3.15M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 12% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 7144th and 6585th ($656 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Bolivia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5959th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Gaborone Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$4165

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$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$455
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$525
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$525
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$525
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$775
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$628
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$565
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$705
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$662
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$669
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$726
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$633
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$390
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$702
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$475
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$825
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$631
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$511
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$779
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$689
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$833
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$538
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$577
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$634
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$562
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$590
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$644
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$716
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$962
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$761
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$661