Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 27.4% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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