Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 25.8% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Chile, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$5.90
BWP80.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$4.64
BWP63.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Chile
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.64
BWP8.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$3.31
BWP44.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$4.38
BWP59.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.86
BWP25.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.43
BWP32.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.78
BWP10.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.57
BWP7.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.66
BWP8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.47
BWP6.38
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Chile
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$3.52
BWP47.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
$24.02
BWP326.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF560.6700
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,216.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
$19.16
BWP260.23
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Chile
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
$38.87
BWP527.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
$214.93
BWP2,919.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
$145.08
BWP1,970.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
$40.25
BWP546.68
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
$143.65
BWP1,951.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF171.4400
|
$4,050.13
BWP55,010.14
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$1.66
BWP22.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$1.87
BWP25.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$3.68
BWP50.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
$28.15
BWP382.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$5.71
BWP77.57
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Chile
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
$39.61
BWP537.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
$23.92
BWP324.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
$65.19
BWP885.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
$70.79
BWP961.55
|
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