Cost of living comparison
Laos is 7.3% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Laos instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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