Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 51.5% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
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pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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