Gaborone vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$243
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
91
😀 Quality of life
61
81
🏙️ Population
236K
6.26M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 40% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7301st and 4939th ($668 vs $1108) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5842nd and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$9190

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$577
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$875
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$762
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$731
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$975
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$890
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$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
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$984
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$536
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$984
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$1082
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$740
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$838
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$587
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$861
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$698
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$746
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$908
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$915
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$587

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
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$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
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$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
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$840
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$752
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$800
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$819
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$798
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$571
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$827