Botswana vs Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Venezuela
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1986
🏠 One person rent
$251
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$93.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$193
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$15976
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
4.22
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
13
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
55
65
😀 Quality of life
44
11
🏙️ Population
2.29M
28.5M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 20% less expensive than in Venezuela ($764). Botswana ranked 154th vs 121st for Venezuela in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Botswana compared to 0.3 months in Venezuela. Ranked 100th and 190th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Venezuela

We calculate prices for Botswana and Venezuela as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 77 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Botswana Venezuela
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$16.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
26.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$5.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$69.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$4942

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$656
246K
Francistown
$550
103K
Serowe
$554
47.4K
Mahalapye
$605
41.3K
Palapye
$511
36.2K
Molepolole
$603
67.6K
Kanye
$633
48K
Lobatse
$631
26.9K

In Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$975
2.25M
Valencia
$755
1.48M
Maracaibo
$716
1.55M
Barinas
$743
874K
Barquisimeto
$708
1.06M
Maturin
$838
514K
Catia La Mar
$880
662K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
525K
Maracay
$581
407K
Ciudad Bolivar
$824
568K
Barcelona
$719
448K
Ciudad Guayana
$868
751K
Cumana
$686
375K
Cabimas
$1029
352K
Merida
$664
248K
Puerto la Cruz
$732
306K
Turmero
$723
255K
Punto Fijo
$627
288K
San Cristobal
$589
286K
Valera
$705
250K
Los Teques
$846
251K
La Victoria
$720
214K
Puerto Cabello
$713
209K
Guacara
$728
200K
Tocuyito
$691
197K
Cua
$815
215K
San Felipe
$699
221K
El Tigre
$700
214K
Guarenas
$823
209K
La Guaira
$854
204K