Gaborone vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$272
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
236K
2.35M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 22% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7094th and 6085th ($731 vs $941) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5910th and 373rd 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
$10.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$17081

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$826
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
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$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
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$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$966
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$882
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$937
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$1108
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$1257
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$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
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$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
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$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
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$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
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$696
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$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
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$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$465
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$602
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$598
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$667
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$617
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$464