Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 17.4% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 84.0% more for housing
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 67.4% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
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