Cost of living comparison

Gabon

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 1.5% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 65.7% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, housing, and transportation in Taipei are more expensive than in Libreville. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 65.7% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.07 FCFA9,995	$4.71 NT$150.49	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.36 FCFA8,995	$5.65 NT$180.59	-63.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$0.92 NT$29.35	-46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 FCFA833	$0.65 NT$20.86	-54.1%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Libreville	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 FCFA698	$2.02 NT$64.65	+69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FCFA2,998	$9.85 NT$314.68	+92.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.92 FCFA7,567	$11.54 NT$368.90	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.32 FCFA2,532	$2.72 NT$87.00	-37.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 FCFA2,267	$4.45 NT$142.21	+14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 FCFA793	$2.23 NT$71.26	+64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.74 FCFA1,020	$1.51 NT$48.15	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 FCFA1,020	$1.38 NT$44.23	-20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 FCFA907	$2.02 NT$64.54	+30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 FCFA793	$1.25 NT$39.84	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.94 FCFA1,133	$1.04 NT$33.27	-46.2%
Average			+4.0%

Libreville vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Libreville	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 FCFA2,350	$3.94 NT$126.01	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.94 FCFA27,486	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.25 FCFA4,245	$8.95 NT$285.93	+23.4%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Libreville	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.01 FCFA37,481	$27.40 NT$875.71	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,024.21 FCFA600K	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.76 FCFA250K	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.27 FCFA38,216	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	+1.5%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Libreville	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.70 FCFA99,950	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+288.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,547.83 FCFA3M	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+200.6%
Average			+241.6%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 FCFA600	$2.83 NT$90.29	+175.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.97 FCFA3,498	$3.42 NT$109.45	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 FCFA1,499	$3.92 NT$125.41	+53.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.01 FCFA37,481	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.48 FCFA2,621	$9.73 NT$311.01	+117.3%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Libreville	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.35 FCFA49,975	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.68 FCFA24,987	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.21 FCFA29,985	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+65.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 FCFA59,970	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+2.6%
Average			+4.2%

Libreville vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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