Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 27.9% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
|
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