Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 13.0% cheaper than Libreville.
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
FCFA10,164
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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