Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 91.9% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Abuja
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
Abuja
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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