Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 12.0% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% less in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 32.0% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 31.0% more in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 24.0% less in Gaborone

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

Gaborone vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$7.50 BWP103.72	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$6.00 BWP82.98	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.83 BWP11.52	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.49 BWP6.75	-62.1%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

	Caracas	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$0.81 BWP11.24	-62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$3.37 BWP46.61	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$5.06 BWP70.02	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$2.29 BWP31.70	-24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.27 BWP31.46	-29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$0.77 BWP10.71	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.62 BWP8.57	-5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.88 BWP12.23	-1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.65 BWP8.93	-14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.60 BWP8.26	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.55 BWP7.58	-37.2%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Caracas	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.27 BWP59.13	+125.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$28.18 BWP389.98	-6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$22,486.26 BWP311,156.90	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$19.49 BWP269.67	-18.1%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Caracas	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$90.60 BWP1,253.70	+143.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$254.84 BWP3,526.44	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$149.91 BWP2,074.38	-59.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$49.21 BWP680.97	+522.8%
Average			+142.9%

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pay 31.0% more for childcare

	Caracas	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$180.24 BWP2,494.12	+82.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$3,740.68 BWP51,762.25	-20.7%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.25 BWP31.12	+49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$2.37 BWP32.79	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$3.75 BWP51.86	+15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$32.19 BWP445.42	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$6.75 BWP93.35	+12.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

	Caracas	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$44.14 BWP610.79	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$22.17 BWP306.71	-48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$76.20 BWP1,054.48	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$93.16 BWP1,289.08	+11.8%
Average			-24.0%

Caracas vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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