Gaborone vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$267
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
246K
2.29M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 24% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7144th and 6163rd ($656 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Botswana and Taiwan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5959th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$13937

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$776
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$875
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$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
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$698
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$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
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$511
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$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
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$777
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$447
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$511
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$739
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$917
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$860
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$1011
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$1169
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$746
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$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
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$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$694
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$932
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$689
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$676
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$851
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$1114
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$721
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$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
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$719
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$678
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$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
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$1115
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$741
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$713
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$719
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$655
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$588
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$589
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$716