Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 4.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 65.7% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 18.2% less in Botswana
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Botswana
Housing: pay 89.3% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Botswana
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Botswana

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

Botswana vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botswana instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 65.7% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.61	$7.50 BWP101.88	+157.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.22	$6.00 BWP81.50	+2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.63	$0.83 BWP11.32	+35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.78	$0.49 BWP6.63	+67.3%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.01	$0.81 BWP11.04	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB393.39	$3.37 BWP45.78	-71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB245.24	$5.06 BWP68.78	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.14	$2.29 BWP31.14	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.05	$2.27 BWP30.90	+72.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.30	$0.77 BWP10.52	-47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.34	$0.62 BWP8.42	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.69	$0.88 BWP12.01	-14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.96	$0.65 BWP8.77	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.88	$0.60 BWP8.12	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.86	$0.55 BWP7.44	-12.0%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.63	$4.27 BWP58.08	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,317.74	$28.18 BWP383.06	-28.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	$22,486.26 BWP305,636.11	-59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.52	$19.49 BWP264.88	+88.5%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 89.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.71	$90.60 BWP1,231.46	+489.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,144.28	$254.84 BWP3,463.88	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,116.01	$149.91 BWP2,037.57	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,256.24	$49.21 BWP668.89	-26.9%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,199.37	$180.24 BWP2,449.86	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	$3,740.68 BWP50,843.84	-71.6%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.09	$2.25 BWP30.56	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.58	$2.37 BWP32.20	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.80	$3.75 BWP50.94	-10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,828.90	$32.19 BWP437.51	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB244.03	$6.75 BWP91.69	-7.4%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,852.02	$44.14 BWP599.95	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,167.44	$22.17 BWP301.27	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,253.66	$76.20 BWP1,035.77	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,086.94	$93.16 BWP1,266.21	+1.1%
Average			-19.2%

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