Cost of living comparison

Botswana

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 44.3% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 86.5% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 6.9% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 37.6% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 75.2% more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 98.3% more in Caracas

The cost of clothing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Caracas are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, clothing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

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Caracas vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$10.80 VEF107.76	-0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$11.00 VEF109.72	+90.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.53 VEF15.23	+111.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$1.32 VEF13.13	+216.6%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 86.5% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$2.27 VEF22.67	+159.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$5.08 VEF50.69	+60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$10.26 VEF102.36	+87.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$4.73 VEF47.13	+91.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$4.21 VEF41.95	+99.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$3.29 VEF32.80	+337.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.91 VEF9.08	+42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.99 VEF9.84	+9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$1.05 VEF10.45	+41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$1.02 VEF10.17	+75.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.99 VEF9.88	+87.3%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 6.9% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$3.18 VEF31.72	-38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$30.00 VEF299.24	+1.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$27.00 VEF269.31	+29.4%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 37.6% more for housing

	Gaborone	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$37.99 VEF378.95	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	+71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+92.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$16.60 VEF165.55	-63.6%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 75.2% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	+25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	+144.0%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$2.00 VEF19.95	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$3.63 VEF36.19	+56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$4.58 VEF45.68	+26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$66.50 VEF663.30	+98.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$6.50 VEF64.83	+5.7%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 98.3% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$76.58 VEF763.81	+61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$50.89 VEF507.62	+203.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+84.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+70.8%
Average			+98.3%

Gaborone vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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