Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 11.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
Thailand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
|
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