Gaborone vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$285	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	91
😀 Quality of life	55	78
🏙️ Population	236K	6.26M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 40% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6827th and 4604th ($718 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Chile, respectively. Check Botswana vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5800th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Santiago

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	Gaborone	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$7298

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534