Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 68.9% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$1.16
FCFA703
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$1.45
FCFA881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.95
FCFA577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$1.05
FCFA638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$1.12
FCFA684
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$0.99
FCFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
?? | |
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
|
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