Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 7.7% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 54.3% more for housing
Bamako
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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