Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 55.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
$1.45
F CFA877
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
$1.34
F CFA810
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.00
F CFA605
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
$0.96
F CFA580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
|
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