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South Korea vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 81.1% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 73.5% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in South Korea

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in South Korea are more expensive than in Botswana. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Botswana	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP137.19	$6.72 ₩9,907	-34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.82	$5.50 ₩8,102	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.88	$1.47 ₩2,161	+79.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.39	$0.82 ₩1,216	+71.6%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Botswana	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.40	$2.87 ₩4,235	+234.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.46	$5.63 ₩8,290	+64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.48	$7.67 ₩11,311	+38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.88	$2.84 ₩4,180	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP31.11	$3.34 ₩4,917	+42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.59	$3.24 ₩4,768	+305.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.63	$1.39 ₩2,045	+113.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.63	$2.80 ₩4,121	+249.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.72	$2.40 ₩3,543	+228.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.54	$1.78 ₩2,627	+177.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.69	$1.20 ₩1,775	+108.1%
Average			+144.1%

Botswana vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Botswana	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.92	$4.40 ₩6,485	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP409.08	$47.17 ₩69,524	+53.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	+28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP271.89	$8.33 ₩12,280	-59.3%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 73.5% more for housing

	Botswana	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP693.44	$21.68 ₩31,958	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	$473.91 ₩698,442	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	$357.19 ₩526,420	+122.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP703.47	$132.53 ₩195,326	+150.3%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Botswana	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	$378.52 ₩557,869	+157.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	+319.0%
Average			+238.2%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.93	$3.12 ₩4,595	+38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.49	$3.57 ₩5,258	+55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.89	$3.18 ₩4,693	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP429.75	$49.86 ₩73,483	+54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.80	$10.12 ₩14,912	+49.7%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Botswana	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP611.12	$66.46 ₩97,948	+44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP324.27	$50.68 ₩74,697	+107.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP954.10	$72.74 ₩107,204	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	$103.23 ₩152,146	+14.6%
Average			+42.0%

Botswana vs. South Korea - 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: December 2025

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