Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 14.0% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 1.6% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 69.5% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.75	$17.89 FCFA10,118	+172.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$174.37	$13.42 FCFA7,588	+141.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$35.93	$1.49 FCFA843	+30.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.11	$1.43 FCFA809	+94.3%
Average			+109.7%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Taipei	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.85	$1.52 FCFA859	-19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$297.19	$4.70 FCFA2,656	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$373.86	$11.57 FCFA6,543	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$83.01	$5.55 FCFA3,137	+109.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.63	$4.06 FCFA2,295	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$72.00	$2.03 FCFA1,147	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.14	$2.03 FCFA1,147	+47.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.01	$1.62 FCFA918	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.42	$1.62 FCFA918	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.40	$1.62 FCFA918	+26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.62	$1.62 FCFA918	+51.5%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 1.6% less for transportation

	Taipei	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$120.24	$4.08 FCFA2,308	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	$49.19 FCFA27,824	+25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	$30,408.43 FCFA17,200,508	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$293.19	$7.34 FCFA4,149	-21.5%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Taipei	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$813.86	$71.55 FCFA40,472	+176.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	$1,073.24 FCFA607,077	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	$447.18 FCFA252,949	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	$68.39 FCFA38,686	+10.2%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 69.5% less for childcare

	Taipei	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	$178.87 FCFA101,179	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	$5,813.38 FCFA3,288,332	-67.5%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.84	$1.07 FCFA607	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$119.18	$6.26 FCFA3,541	+64.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.45	$2.68 FCFA1,518	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	$67.08 FCFA37,942	+59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$344.63	$4.50 FCFA2,543	-59.1%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Taipei	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	$44.72 FCFA25,295	+23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	$53.66 FCFA30,354	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	$107.32 FCFA60,708	-7.3%
Average			+2.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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