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Botswana

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 41.0% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 63.7% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$2.97 THB98.83	-72.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$6.98 THB232.24	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$0.65 THB21.64	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$0.35 THB11.72	-15.3%
Average			-42.0%

Gaborone vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.48 THB49.16	+68.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$8.63 THB287.02	+172.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$7.27 THB241.89	+32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$2.56 THB85.32	+4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$1.63 THB54.28	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$1.77 THB58.85	+135.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.81 THB26.83	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$1.24 THB41.35	+37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.87 THB29.09	+18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.78 THB26.00	+34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.69 THB23.01	+30.8%
Average			+40.5%

Gaborone vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$5.32 THB176.90	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+18.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$10.55 THB350.83	-49.5%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Gaborone	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$17.88 THB594.63	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+79.7%
Average			+61.6%

Gaborone vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+347.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$16,500.59 THB549K	+560.0%
Average			+443.2%

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$2.67 THB88.94	+34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$2.79 THB92.95	+20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$4.60 THB153.18	+27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+74.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$7.58 THB252.00	+23.2%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 63.7% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+156.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+40.3%
Average			+63.7%

Gaborone vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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