Cost of living comparison

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Libreville vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 2.6 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 5.4 times more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Libreville
Housing
pay 3.6 times more in Libreville
Childcare
pay 36.7% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 54.8% more in Libreville

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

Libreville vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.4 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.89
₫49,045
$17.89
FCFA9,898
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.32
₫112K
$13.42
FCFA7,424
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.47
₫12,261
$1.49
FCFA825

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
₫23,447
$1.52
FCFA840
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.95
₫128K
$4.70
FCFA2,598
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
₫137K
$11.57
FCFA6,401

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.20
₫82,981
$4.08
FCFA2,258
Monthly public transit pass $7.58
₫196K
$49.19
FCFA27,221
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,880.00
₫981M
$30,408.43
FCFA17M

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.67
₫225K
$71.55
FCFA39,594
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $348.52
₫9M
$1,073.24
FCFA594K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $258.44
₫7M
$447.18
FCFA247K

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pay 36.7% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.49
₫6M
$178.87
FCFA98,984
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,784.89
₫305M
$5,813.38
FCFA3M

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
₫24,523
$1.07
FCFA594
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
₫46,409
$6.26
FCFA3,464
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.33
₫34,332
$2.68
FCFA1,485

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pay 54.8% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.82
₫1M
$89.44
FCFA49,492
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.94
₫594K
$44.72
FCFA24,746
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.52
₫2M
$53.66
FCFA29,695

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026
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