Gaborone vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$281
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
236K
2.36M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 27% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7140th and 5651st ($723 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5784th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Taoyuan

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Gaborone Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$19490

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$994
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$615
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$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
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$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
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$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
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$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
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$611
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$696
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$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473