Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 23.1% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Santiago
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
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