Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Venezuela

Venezuela vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 9.1% cheaper than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 39.6% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 15.9% less in Venezuela
Housing: pay 39.0% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 31.3% more in Venezuela

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

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Venezuela vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Venezuela instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Botswana	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$8.26 VEF82.44	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$10.58 VEF105.56	+82.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.48 VEF14.77	+104.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$1.16 VEF11.58	+179.2%
Average			+30.1%

Botswana vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

	Botswana	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.88 VEF18.74	+114.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$3.24 VEF32.34	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$7.76 VEF77.39	+41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$2.87 VEF28.60	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$3.13 VEF31.20	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$2.15 VEF21.43	+185.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.73 VEF7.27	+14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.76 VEF7.63	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.90 VEF8.99	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.86 VEF8.62	+48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.77 VEF7.67	+45.5%
Average			+39.6%

Botswana vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.9% less for transportation

	Botswana	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$2.52 VEF25.12	-51.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$29.00 VEF289.26	-2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$26,527.78 VEF265K	+33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$20.23 VEF201.73	-3.1%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 39.0% less for housing

	Botswana	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$32.33 VEF322.49	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$229.92 VEF2,293.30	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$144.91 VEF1,445.38	-34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$18.46 VEF184.16	-59.5%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Botswana	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$82.50 VEF822.90	-35.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$4,042.86 VEF40,325.48	+61.7%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$1.60 VEF15.99	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$2.49 VEF24.84	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$2.91 VEF29.07	-19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$34.32 VEF342.37	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$4.44 VEF44.33	-27.7%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 31.3% more for clothing

	Botswana	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$48.42 VEF482.92	+1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$42.47 VEF423.65	+153.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$85.14 VEF849.19	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$76.63 VEF764.38	-2.2%
Average			+31.3%

Botswana vs. Venezuela - Cost of clothing

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