Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 11.2% more expensive than Botswana overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.5% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 41.0% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 5.8% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 41.2% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 12.5% more in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.9% less in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 16.4% more in Venezuela
The cost of restaurants, groceries, clothing, childcare, and transportation in Venezuela are more expensive than in Botswana. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP101.94
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.55
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.32
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.64
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.05
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP45.81
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP68.82
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.16
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.92
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.53
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.02
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.78
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.45
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.12
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP383.30
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP305,825.54
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP265.05
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
Botswana
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,232.22
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,466.02
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,038.84
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP669.30
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,451.38
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP50,875.35
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.58
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.22
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP50.97
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP437.78
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP91.75
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP600.32
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP301.46
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,036.41
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,266.99
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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