Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 48.5% more expensive than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.1% more in Santiago
- Groceries
-
pay 32.9% more in Santiago
- Transportation
-
pay 3.2% more in Santiago
- Housing
-
pay 82.7% more in Santiago
- Childcare
-
pay 93.4% more in Santiago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.2% more in Santiago
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% more in Santiago
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Santiago are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santiago.
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
BWP102.39
|
$12.36
CLF0.3000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.91
|
$8.24
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.37
|
$1.78
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
$1.37
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.10
|
$1.48
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.01
|
$5.49
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.13
|
$4.59
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.29
|
$3.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.06
|
$2.88
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.57
|
$0.96
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.46
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.07
|
$0.91
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
$0.84
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.48
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.37
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP385.00
|
$41.20
CLF1.0100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP307,179.73
|
$18,540.00
CLF454.8000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP266.22
|
$12.41
CLF0.3000
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,237.68
|
$20.87
CLF0.5100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,481.37
|
$513.58
CLF12.6000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,047.86
|
$439.93
CLF10.7900
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP672.27
|
$104.66
CLF2.5700
|
|
pay 93.4% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,462.24
|
$387.71
CLF9.5100
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,100.63
|
$6,421.89
CLF157.5400
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.72
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.37
|
$3.09
CLF0.0800
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.20
|
$5.15
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP439.72
|
$33.85
CLF0.8300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.15
|
$5.87
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP602.98
|
$52.80
CLF1.3000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP302.79
|
$31.11
CLF0.7600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.00
|
$73.37
CLF1.8000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,272.60
|
$82.04
CLF2.0100
|
|
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