Gaborone vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$243
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
236K
2.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 49% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7301st and 4455th ($668 vs $1313) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5842nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$17567

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$536
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$1082
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$799
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$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
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$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
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$469
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$598
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$1135
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$1030
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$942
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$802
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$868
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$993
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$695
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$1006
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$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
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$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
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$628
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$1078
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$621
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$1002
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$615
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$700
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$901
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$753
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$707
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$677
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$1079
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$671
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$681
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$696
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$616
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$666
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$697
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$600
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$672
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$604
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