Gaborone vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$272
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
92
😀 Quality of life
60
80
🏙️ Population
236K
6.26M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 39% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7094th and 4795th ($731 vs $1191) 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5910th and 688th 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
$10.4
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$10578

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$950
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$826
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$1049
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$811
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$916
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$966
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$848
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$966
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$840
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$790
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$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
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$895
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$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
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$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
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$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
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$804
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$740
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$915
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$929
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$764
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$830
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$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
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$897
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$759
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$887
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$938
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$768
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$893
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$916
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$891
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$577
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$849