Cost of living comparison
Laos is 69.9% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Laos instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA602
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA321
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 90.3% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA840
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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