Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 15.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
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