Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 36.0% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 65.6% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 3.8% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 14.1% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 9.5% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 42.4% more in Caracas

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

Caracas vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP100.62	$15.00 VEF149.62	+100.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP80.50	$12.00 VEF119.69	+100.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.18	$1.78 VEF17.78	+114.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.55	$1.29 VEF12.84	+163.8%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 65.6% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP10.91	$2.17 VEF21.64	+167.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP45.21	$4.87 VEF48.61	+44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP67.93	$7.73 VEF77.06	+52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP30.75	$3.03 VEF30.26	+32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP30.52	$3.24 VEF32.36	+42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.39	$2.55 VEF25.43	+229.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.31	$0.66 VEF6.56	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP11.86	$0.90 VEF8.97	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.66	$0.75 VEF7.51	+16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.02	$1.01 VEF10.04	+68.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.35	$0.87 VEF8.69	+59.1%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 3.8% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP57.36	$1.89 VEF18.88	-55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP378.33	$30.00 VEF299.24	+6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP301,856.29	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	+42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP261.61	$23.80 VEF237.39	+22.1%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 14.1% more for housing

	Gaborone	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,216.23	$37.22 VEF371.27	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,421.04	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	+54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,012.38	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	+144.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP660.62	$7.90 VEF78.82	-83.9%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 9.5% less for childcare

	Gaborone	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,419.57	$98.67 VEF984.15	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP50,215.05	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	+26.2%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.19	$1.50 VEF14.96	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP31.81	$2.72 VEF27.12	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP50.31	$3.25 VEF32.42	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP432.10	$71.88 VEF716.92	+123.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP90.56	$6.00 VEF59.85	-11.1%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 42.4% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP592.53	$60.00 VEF598.47	+35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP297.54	$43.33 VEF432.23	+95.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,022.96	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,250.55	$83.33 VEF831.21	-10.5%
Average			+42.4%

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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: June 2025

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