Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Laos instead of Benin, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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