Gaborone vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$281
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
92
😀 Quality of life
61
81
🏙️ Population
236K
6.26M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 39% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7140th and 4785th ($723 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 5784th and 637th 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
$11.1
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$12174

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$994
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$615
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$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
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$789
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$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
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$565

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17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
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$890
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$795
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$851
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$872
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$844
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$590
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$895