Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 4.2% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
Caracas
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 40.4% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
|
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