Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 4.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

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

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

Gaborone vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.7% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Gaborone
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	Gaborone
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	Gaborone
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	Gaborone
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	Gaborone
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	Gaborone
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	Gaborone
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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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: March 2025

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