Cost of living comparison

Botswana

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Chile

Santiago vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 40.7% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 62.6% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Santiago

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Santiago are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 36.6% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$10.23 CLF0.2600	-5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+135.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+200.0%
Average			+36.6%

Gaborone vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+107.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+78.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+69.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+47.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$0.90 CLF0.0200	+20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+28.0%
Average			+23.3%

Gaborone vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-64.7%
Average			-1.8%

Gaborone vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Gaborone	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$552.81 CLF13.8200	+55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$376.90 CLF9.4200	+70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$113.86 CLF2.8500	+149.5%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+240.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+338.4%
Average			+286.2%

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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+105.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$3.25 CLF0.0800	+40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$33.92 CLF0.8500	+1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+22.3%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$50.25 CLF1.2600	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$28.71 CLF0.7200	+71.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$66.29 CLF1.6600	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$80.84 CLF2.0200	+3.2%
Average			+14.4%

Gaborone vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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