Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 21.4% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Libreville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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