Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 56.4% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 47.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% less for restaurants

	Botswana	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP101.88	$2.91 THB97.61	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.50	$5.83 THB195.22	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.32	$0.62 THB20.63	-26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.63	$0.29 THB9.78	-40.2%
Average			-32.5%

Botswana vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

	Botswana	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.04	$1.52 THB51.01	+87.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP45.78	$11.74 THB393.39	+248.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP68.78	$7.32 THB245.24	+44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.14	$2.27 THB76.14	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP30.90	$1.31 THB44.05	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.52	$1.47 THB49.30	+90.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.42	$0.73 THB24.34	+17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.01	$1.04 THB34.69	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.77	$0.80 THB26.96	+24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.12	$0.71 THB23.88	+19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.44	$0.62 THB20.86	+13.7%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Botswana	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.08	$4.47 THB149.63	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP383.06	$39.32 THB1,317.74	+39.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP305,636.11	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+146.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP264.88	$10.34 THB346.52	-46.9%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Botswana	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,231.46	$15.36 THB514.71	-83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,463.88	$571.31 THB19,144.28	+124.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,037.57	$301.88 THB10,116.01	+101.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP668.89	$67.33 THB2,256.24	+36.8%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Botswana	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,449.86	$632.63 THB21,199.37	+251.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP50,843.84	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+252.6%
Average			+251.8%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.56	$2.33 THB78.09	+3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.20	$2.58 THB86.58	+9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP50.94	$4.20 THB140.80	+12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP437.51	$54.58 THB1,828.90	+69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP91.69	$7.28 THB244.03	+8.0%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Botswana	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP599.95	$55.27 THB1,852.02	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP301.27	$34.84 THB1,167.44	+57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,035.77	$97.10 THB3,253.66	+27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,266.21	$92.12 THB3,086.94	-1.1%
Average			+27.2%

Botswana vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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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