Cost of living comparison

Santiago, Chile

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 12.2% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 21.5% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 41.2% more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 47.6% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Gaborone

The cost of housing and transportation in Gaborone are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$7.50 BWP102.39	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$6.00 BWP81.91	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$0.83 BWP11.37	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$0.49 BWP6.67	-64.3%
Average			-46.0%

Santiago vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.5% less for groceries

	Santiago	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$0.81 BWP11.10	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1300	$3.37 BWP46.01	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$5.06 BWP69.13	+10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$2.29 BWP31.29	-42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$2.27 BWP31.06	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$0.77 BWP10.57	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.62 BWP8.46	-13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.88 BWP12.07	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.65 BWP8.82	-23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.60 BWP8.16	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.55 BWP7.48	-16.6%
Average			-21.5%

Santiago vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Santiago	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$4.27 BWP58.37	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0100	$28.18 BWP385.00	-31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF454.8000	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3000	$19.49 BWP266.22	+57.0%
Average			+7.5%

Santiago vs. Gaborone - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.2% more for housing

	Santiago	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	+334.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.6000	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.7900	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5700	$49.21 BWP672.27	-53.0%
Average			+41.2%

Santiago vs. Gaborone - Cost of housing

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pay 47.6% less for childcare

	Santiago	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.5100	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF157.5400	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	-41.8%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$2.25 BWP30.72	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$2.37 BWP32.37	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$3.75 BWP51.20	-27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8300	$32.19 BWP439.72	-4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$6.75 BWP92.15	+14.9%
Average			-12.2%

Santiago vs. Gaborone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Santiago	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3000	$44.14 BWP602.98	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7600	$22.17 BWP302.79	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8000	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0100	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	+13.6%
Average			-6.9%

Santiago vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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