Cost of living comparison

compared to

Libreville is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.

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

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫50,272
$16.34
FCFA10,288
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.75
₫120,654
$12.25
FCFA7,716
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.44
₫11,261
$1.23
FCFA772

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pay 77.1% more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.03
₫26,135
$1.42
FCFA892
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
₫127,150
$3.40
FCFA2,143
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
₫134,706
$9.78
FCFA6,158

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫88,145
$3.89
FCFA2,449
Monthly public transit pass $7.91
₫201,089
$44.93
FCFA28,291
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.00
₫228,872
$68.08
FCFA42,865
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $338.66
₫8,608,457
$844.18
FCFA531,526
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.31
₫6,082,956
$490.17
FCFA308,628

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $243.92
₫6,200,258
$118.46
FCFA74,585
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,260.72
₫311,655,131
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472

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pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.99
₫25,136
$0.98
FCFA617
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
₫46,599
$4.25
FCFA2,675
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫35,191
$2.45
FCFA1,543

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.72
₫933,418
$65.36
FCFA41,150
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.37
₫670,298
$73.53
FCFA46,294
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.93
₫2,362,207
$44.93
FCFA28,291

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