Gaborone vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$285
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
236K
2.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6827th and 4715th ($718 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Taiwan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5800th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$18424

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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$696
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$533
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$627
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$756
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$1060
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$868
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$745
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$864
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$698
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$931
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$841
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$818
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$761
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$707
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$706
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$661
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$801
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$683
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$1229
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$666
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$932
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$654
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$719
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$776
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$807
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$712
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$1231
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$673
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$642
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$702
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