Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 15.2% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
|
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