Gaborone vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$285
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
236K
2.33M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 17% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6827th and 6227th ($718 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5800th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$13630

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$689
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$909
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$874
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$554
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$838
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$971
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$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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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
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$756
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$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
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$741
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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$864
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$1060
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$1158
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$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
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$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$683
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$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
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$654
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$821
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$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
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$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
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$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
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$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
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$713
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$702
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$643
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$592
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$605
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$731
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$708
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$633
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$691