Cost of living comparison

 Libreville, Gabon
compared to
 Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 13.0% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants
pay 73.3% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 33.7% less in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 18.0% less in Hanoi
Housing
pay 57.0% less in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 4.8% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

pay 73.3% less for restaurants

 
Libreville
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.34
FCFA9,855
$1.98
₫50,582
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,391
$4.75
₫121,396
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA739
$0.44
₫11,330

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pay 33.7% less for groceries

 
Libreville
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.42
FCFA854
$1.03
₫26,296
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.40
FCFA2,053
$5.00
₫127,933
Milk (1 gallon) $9.78
FCFA5,899
$5.30
₫135,536

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

 
Libreville
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.89
FCFA2,346
$3.47
₫88,688
Monthly public transit pass $44.93
FCFA27,101
$7.91
₫202,327
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,776.16
FCFA16,753,224
$39,554.95
₫1,011,636,578

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pay 57.0% less for housing

 
Libreville
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.08
FCFA41,062
$9.00
₫230,280
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $844.18
FCFA509,167
$338.66
₫8,661,449
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $490.17
FCFA295,645
$239.31
₫6,120,401

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Libreville
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $118.46
FCFA71,448
$243.92
₫6,238,426
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,310.15
FCFA3,202,822
$12,260.72
₫313,573,618

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Libreville
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
FCFA591
$0.99
₫25,291
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
FCFA2,562
$1.83
₫46,885
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
FCFA1,478
$1.38
₫35,407

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

 
Libreville
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.36
FCFA39,419
$36.72
₫939,164
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$73.53
FCFA44,347
$26.37
₫674,424
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.93
FCFA27,101
$92.93
₫2,376,748

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