Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 20.4% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 95.4% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 66.8% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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