Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 48.5% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 99.1% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 93.4% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
|
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