Cost of living comparison

Botswana

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South Korea

Seoul vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 2.1 times more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 11.7 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.2% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in Seoul

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

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Seoul vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.6% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP149.76	$8.96 ₩12,215	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.87	$7.46 ₩10,179	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.98	$1.58 ₩2,158	+118.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.74	$0.79 ₩1,072	+89.0%
Average			+15.6%

Gaborone vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Gaborone	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.09	$3.10 ₩4,224	+253.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.68	$8.84 ₩12,055	+179.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.57	$7.79 ₩10,629	+42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP34.03	$3.61 ₩4,917	+46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP29.06	$4.74 ₩6,466	+125.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.37	$3.46 ₩4,724	+361.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.80	$1.57 ₩2,136	+145.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.45	$2.59 ₩3,537	+187.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.21	$2.83 ₩3,864	+283.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.02	$1.66 ₩2,259	+185.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.30	$1.16 ₩1,575	+118.5%
Average			+159.5%

Gaborone vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP71.14	$5.53 ₩7,545	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP409.35	$46.28 ₩63,112	+56.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP275K	$29,385.60 ₩40M	+47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP288.04	$8.51 ₩11,604	-59.2%
Average			+17.8%

Gaborone vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP581.08	$20.82 ₩28,392	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,918.87	$886.39 ₩1M	+148.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,055.16	$620.25 ₩846K	+180.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP629.88	$162.69 ₩222K	+256.5%
Average			+154.0%

Gaborone vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 11.7 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,754.72	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+1416.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,507.81	$22,602.27 ₩31M	+804.1%
Average			+1070.8%

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pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.46	$3.73 ₩5,090	+87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP32.02	$4.10 ₩5,593	+76.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.92	$3.36 ₩4,581	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP463.55	$58.22 ₩79,399	+73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.87	$11.20 ₩15,269	+82.1%
Average			+68.2%

Gaborone vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP656.10	$57.88 ₩78,937	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP231.13	$32.77 ₩44,695	+95.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP998.42	$69.99 ₩95,451	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,081.62	$82.45 ₩112K	+5.2%
Average			+24.8%

Gaborone vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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