Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 16.7% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 99.5% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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