Bangkok vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$465	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	39
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	5.68M	236K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 40% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5467th and 7094th ($1027 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Botswana, respectively. Check Thailand vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2647th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Gaborone

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	Bangkok	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$2881

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577